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Yes that’s right, the sanctity of the voting booth. The ability, and indeed the requirement, to vote in private so as to avoid all influence is an important val
by baggy_trough 1y ago
Yes that’s right, the sanctity of the voting booth. The ability, and indeed the requirement, to vote in private so as to avoid all influence is an important value. Of course, one may prepare beforehand.
- byronic 1y agoPolling places aren't open during a plurality of hours in which people who work irregular hours can vote -- the Alabama example above affected me personally but generally is true in most of the southeastern United States. We don't get the day off, there isn't a means of transport unless you already live in a city that provides "rides to the polls," and lines are often long and slow to move. I'm not saying that to deride your instinct here that a polling place being a private booth is kind of Cool™, just that providing accessibility (or, if I had my druthers, making voting _mandatory_ and giving everyone the day off to do it) sometimes requires we open the idea book and consider how we can make sure everyone who has the right to vote can do it.
- kristopolous 1y agoPoliticians writing rules to suppress the votes they don't want, is this a brand new concept to you? Have you honestly never heard of this before? Does the actual reality that exist in the actual world that we actually live in matter more? Tossing unnecessary burdens on the process is how they mess with this thing you think is so holy
- alistairSH 1y agoAt least one state (NC) allows spouses in the voting booth.
- baggy_trough 1y agoThat is certainly a very bad idea.