Disagree - We need to make voting more convenient
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eLection '04
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I live in Oregon. Ballots were mailed to all registered voters weeks in advance of the election. You had the option of mailing it in or dropping it off. We had one of the biggest voter turnouts in recent history and most are hailing the whole process as a success.
Forcing everyone to make a trip to the voting booth is an unneccessary obstacle. For example, we hold our elections the first week in November. By that time of the year, the weather can be severe in some parts of the country, which keeps people from voting. Not being able to get to the voting booth because you are stranded by severe weather is not a valid reason to take away someone's right to vote.
We need to do everything we can in this country to make it as convenient as possible for everyone to vote.
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Forcing everyone to make a trip to the voting booth is an unneccessary obstacle. For example, we hold our elections the first week in November. By that time of the year, the weather can be severe in some parts of the country, which keeps people from voting. Not being able to get to the voting booth because you are stranded by severe weather is not a valid reason to take away someone's right to vote.
We need to do everything we can in this country to make it as convenient as possible for everyone to vote.