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If people believe it threatens the integrity of the election then it already is a problem, whether it actually causes fraud or not. Holding fair elections has

If people believe it threatens the integrity of the election then it already is a problem, whether it actually causes fraud or not. Holding fair elections has no meaning unless people actually believe they are fair. Also “abuse” doesn’t necessarily mean voter fraud. It can be as simple as being pressured by a family member to vote a certain way if you do it without privacy. If you vote alone in a booth that’s not an issue (and again - it’s an issue as soon as someone thinks it’s an issue). Setting up mini polling places where people can cast early votes using the same procedure as on Election Day solves many problems without causing any new concerns. Other solutions have concerns however small.

vundercind 3y ago
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klyrs 3y ago
> early [voting]... solves many problems without causing any new concerns. You don't trawl political discourse much, do you? Early voting is specifically called out as a problem by people who claim that their political enemies are voting multiple times. Whether or not that's a bona fide concern is somewhat irrelevant.
- lupire 3y ago
  The people who can't win elections will scream fraud no matter what happens, so legitimate citizens ignore them.
- alkonaut 3y ago
  > Early voting is specifically called out as a problem by people who claim that their political enemies are voting multiple times I don't understand: what's the difference between early voting and non-early voting in that regard? The last vote made by one voter is the one that counts. If someone votes multiple times under multiple naames they could do so regardless of whether there is early voting. Are these people suggesting that singlee-day voting and long waiting times help integrity because... it's physically impossible or at least extremely inconvenient to vote multiple times if you have a 3h wait to vote, and even if you try you can only fit so many 3h queue periods into an election day? They seriously fear that if people are given the opportunity of "voting in 5 minutes at the mall" they'd invent 100 different personas and vote 100 times?
maxerickson 3y ago
Whatever it is you are proposing is making me nervous about upcoming elections.
- alkonaut 3y ago
  Can you elaborate?
  - wenebego 3y ago
    I believe they're addressing the first sentence of the comment theyre replying to

vundercind 3y ago

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klyrs 3y ago

> early [voting]... solves many problems without causing any new concerns. You don't trawl political discourse much, do you? Early voting is specifically called out as a problem by people who claim that their political enemies are voting multiple times. Whether or not that's a bona fide concern is somewhat irrelevant.

lupire 3y ago
The people who can't win elections will scream fraud no matter what happens, so legitimate citizens ignore them.
alkonaut 3y ago
> Early voting is specifically called out as a problem by people who claim that their political enemies are voting multiple times I don't understand: what's the difference between early voting and non-early voting in that regard? The last vote made by one voter is the one that counts. If someone votes multiple times under multiple naames they could do so regardless of whether there is early voting. Are these people suggesting that singlee-day voting and long waiting times help integrity because... it's physically impossible or at least extremely inconvenient to vote multiple times if you have a 3h wait to vote, and even if you try you can only fit so many 3h queue periods into an election day? They seriously fear that if people are given the opportunity of "voting in 5 minutes at the mall" they'd invent 100 different personas and vote 100 times?

maxerickson 3y ago

Whatever it is you are proposing is making me nervous about upcoming elections.

alkonaut 3y ago
Can you elaborate?
- wenebego 3y ago
  I believe they're addressing the first sentence of the comment theyre replying to