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Oregon has been doing this for decades, and it works wonderfully.
by JoshTriplett 7y ago
Oregon has been doing this for decades, and it works wonderfully.
- holler 7y ago1987: "Vote-by-mail becomes permanent, with the majority of Oregon's counties making use of it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote-by-mail_in_Oregon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote-by-mail_in_Oregon 1987: The last time a Republican was Governor of Oregon (33 years).
- rpiguy 7y agoWashington State also started on leftward trajectory in the 90s after mail in voting. Of course, correlation is not causation...
- whyenot 7y ago1987: The #1 song in the US was Walk Like an Egyptian by the Bangles. 1987: West German Mathias Rust lands his small plane in Red Square 1987: Square releases the first Final Fantasy video game. I'm sure it was all due to vote by mail.
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- phnofive 7y agoWith the exception that voters should not be paying for postage individually, but collectively; is there any reason not to provide this?
- McGlockenshire 7y agoNo, there's no reason not to pay for postage up front. In fact, starting this year, that's what's happening! https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/02/12/oregon-voters-no-longer-have-to-pay-for-postage-when-mailing-in-their-ballots/ https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/02/12/oregon-voters-no-lo... I'll still likely make the short trip to the nearest dropoff location and drop it off in person. It's not that I don't trust the mail, it's just a paranoia thing.