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In reply to the discussion: In the 1970's I don't remember early voting, and it seemed like every school had voting machines [View all]brooklynite
(94,916 posts)49. Again. My experiences today have nothing to do with wealth...
I normally vote at Borough Hall with people from private townhouses, apartment buildings, public housing...No excessive lines.
In any event; the OP frames the argument that early voting wasn't "needed" because the lines were so short. Doesn't matter how short or long they were; not everyone can get to the polls on Election Day so why isn't Early Voting a beneficial change?
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In the 1970's I don't remember early voting, and it seemed like every school had voting machines [View all]
Quixote1818
Oct 2020
OP
By age 12 I understood you could go to sleep knowing exit polls would accurately predict winner
lostnfound
Oct 2020
#48
NJ now moved polling places out of schools to prevent people from just walking into them.
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2020
#37
This is the truth. I'm 61. My entire adult life has been spent watching
Progressive Jones
Oct 2020
#27
I've never heard the wealthy complain about this. And there are reasons
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2020
#40
They were required to be retired by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 -- Congress' fault
Klaralven
Oct 2020
#23
I grew up in Oregon. In school on election days they would tell us to be very quiet.
Olafjoy
Oct 2020
#32
In the late 70's/early 80s, I worked for a moving and storage company in Chicago that
Progressive Jones
Oct 2020
#33