@mattklewis Real purpose of early voting: Most folks mechanically do straight ticket. So, take load off Election Day lines for swing voters.
(You see, just because you're opposed to Early Voting doesn't mean you want to disenfranchise voters.) http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/22/half-the-u-s-can-vote-early-today-5-reasons-its-bad/ …
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@mattklewis And if we don't expand early voting, should spend money anyway to sharply increase number of voting precincts, machines, etc. -
@EricKleefeld I'm find with that. But show your ID -- and vote on Election Day (unless you have a valid excuse to vote absentee.) -
@mattklewis Could be fine with Voter-ID — *if* we had mandatory ID cards! (No actual opinion on that.) But that's what other countries do. -
@EricKleefeld you mean you would compel people to vote? -
@mattklewis That's a separate issue. (Fun fact: enacted in Australia by conservatives in the 1920's.) But I just mean mandatory ID cards. -
@EricKleefeld ah. Not familiar with the cards. -
@mattklewis And in Australia, technically don't have to *vote* — just cast a ballot. If you hate choices, can cast blank, write obscenities. - 1 more reply
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