While I voted for Jo Jergenson via absentee ballot, I am increasingly thinking about Early Voting for Brock Pierce, the Independence Party candidate for president. He seems to have an interesting political platform, and I think the universal basic income and single payer health care are pretty good ideas. Plus he’s young – my generation – and he has libertarian ideas on things like cannabis which I agree with.

In New York State, you can return your absentee ballot and if you change your mind vote on the machine and your absentee ballot will be discarded. But once vote on the machine either Early Voting or on Election Day, you can’t change your vote. So I see no rush to Early Vote especially with the lines.

There are 48 hours of Early Voting left and 15 hours of Election Day to cast a ballot on Election Day, so I have time to decide between which candidates I like even if I’ve completed my absentee ballot.