Voting intimidation is eliminated when you vote in your own home and you don't have to deal with crowded poll places.
One problem with that is that intimidation can be on a domestic level. Say an abusive partner is very controlling over their other half or children (if old enough to vote and staying with them), and demand to see who the others in the household vote for before sealing the envelope and sending it off, or fill it in for them, forcing a signature. The home for some can be a very intimidating place. Thing is, privacy in a voting booth outside the home lessens such domestic coercion... or at least the physical side of it. Sure, there are problems with voting booths, but there are also problems with mailing in your votes.
Yes, morons do have a problem understanding the word "more", thinking it means "absolutely". It's good to see someone finally clear up the misunderstanding.
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Sorry, but is this the sequel to Tim Burton's Cadavre Exquis?
Voting intimidation is eliminated when you vote in your own home and you don't have to deal with crowded poll places.
One problem with that is that intimidation can be on a domestic level. Say an abusive partner is very controlling over their other half or children (if old enough to vote and staying with them), and demand to see who the others in the household vote for before sealing the envelope and sending it off, or fill it in for them, forcing a signature. The home for some can be a very intimidating place. Thing is, privacy in a voting booth outside the home lessens such domestic coercion... or at least the physical side of it. Sure, there are problems with voting booths, but there are also problems with mailing in your votes.
Yes, morons do have a problem understanding the word "more", thinking it means "absolutely". It's good to see someone finally clear up the misunderstanding.
Will they come with a one button remote?