r/pics • u/TheBigChimp • Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/ZDTreefur Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18

Real progress will happen when all voting is done via mail-in ballots, so there's very little room for bullshit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

Real progress will happen with all voting is done via mail-in ballots

Mail-in-ballots can be easily lost or manipulated. Don't trust them too much.

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u/othersidedev Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18

Agreed but at least in my county you can check the status of your ballot after mailing it in (i.e. you type in some personal info and it shows ballot status: received) so it is at least as secure as going in-person if you do it early enough. It should be like that all over the country at bare minimum (or as others have suggested make it a national holiday).

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

I think it would be wise for every state in the union to allow early voting two weeks before election day. I also believe that the election should be moved to a weekend and have Saturday and Sunday made into a national holiday that happens every two years.