I really don’t get the Conservative Party’s opposition to making it easier to vote. Shouldn’t it be easy as possible to vote — as voting for individual is a pretty low value activity for any one individual.

Voting after all feels good, but probably doesn’t have much of an impact on your life, as one vote doesn’t change much at all except in the most exceptional cases, and even then, it’s mostly randomness that defines the winner. If you make it too difficult to vote, then why bother?

I know look forward to having the ballot mailed to me before each election, so I can just drop off the completed ballot at my convenience, as any polling or early vote site.

I hope no-excuse absentee voting becomes the law with the constitutional amendment 🗳

I like the idea of being able to register as a permanent absentee voter, and having my ballot mailed to me prior to every election. Then I will have several convenient options when to comes to voting:

1. Fill out the ballot, get a stamp and mail it to the Board of Elections
2. Fill out the ballot, drop it off at ANY Early Voting or Regular Voting site
3. Choose to vote on the machine at any Early Voting site or my regular voting site

That way I don’t have to worry or plan ahead should I be out of town on Election Day. I’ll have the ballot whether or not I need it or not. That said, I think I’d much rather fill out my ballot from the privacy of my home, then in a flimsy privacy booth with peering eyes around, and having to manually stuff it in the machine.

I am glad that voters will get to decide whether or not they will allow no excuse absentee voting. 🗳

Voting shouldn’t be difficult, it should be the easiest way to have your voice heard. While early voting makes it a lot easier, especially for those who live next door to a polling place, being able to absentee vote is a great option especially for those who live in more outlying areas where there are few Early Voting sites.