Ame®icano;8933539 said:
I don't know. Our family always goes to the polls on election day and then out to breakfast. It is our democratic tradition. I know we can vote by mail, and that does not require a picture ID, a long wait in line, or risk a hanging chad.
Yeah, I vote then go to work. I guess for those who do not work is easy to spread democracy at the restaurant.
Voting by mail should be banned. For those who miss the bus, they should wait for the next one.
Some work, some are retired, some work nights, some are off on Tuesdays and some get time off from work to vote.
It's a world of diversity, some buses run on time, and some do not. Why wouldn't the polling place be close enough that the voter could walk? The issue of voter I.D. is a charade, it is not proven to be a great threat democracy in America. However, in the future voting will become easier, easier to vote, and easier to commit fraud.
We need to solve the problem of voter fraud without simple solutions which put citizens at risk of being turned away by a clerk, who may or may not be a partisan hack. We need to have a federal statute which defines an acceptable form of Identification and a redundancy so that fraud can be exposed and violators prosecuted.
I'd like to see us vote on-line, either from home or in a polling place. There the vote is cast and verified on line, and two copies of the vote are printed, one for the ballot box and another for the voter. Thus the final tally can be measured and should show no discrepancies. If the number don't match, and the result is to close and investigation can be had.
That the Congress has not taken up this issue suggests voter fraud is not a major concern to their membership.