Thread: How many of you are voting on election day?

Originally Posted by Snikitz

I'm kinda mobility challenged so I voted early, can't stand long. Either I keep moving or I fall over.

Sorry to hear that. Wasn't aware you had health issues.

Originally Posted by Wonderer

We don't have early voting here, either, though you can vote absentee in person (which I did in 2012 because I worked the polls that year.)

Am not really seeing much difference between "absentee" and early voting in Missouri.

Originally Posted by pragmatic

Am not really seeing much difference between "absentee" and early voting in Missouri.

In theory, in order to vote "absentee," you have to have some sort of excuse/reason why you aren't able to vote on Election Day. In practice, I don't know that there is much difference.

Originally Posted by Wonderer

In theory, in order to vote "absentee," you have to have some sort of excuse/reason why you aren't able to vote on Election Day. In practice, I don't know that there is much difference.

If polls aren't open to the voting public prior to election day, then it's not early voting.

Originally Posted by NightSwimmer

If polls aren't open to the voting public prior to election day, then it's not early voting.

Right - I get that. But people can go vote absentee at specified places in person. So my comment to Prag was acknowledging that there's not much of a practical difference between the two.

Originally Posted by Wonderer

In theory, in order to vote "absentee," you have to have some sort of excuse/reason why you aren't able to vote on Election Day. In practice, I don't know that there is much difference.

In Illinois, Absentee voting is a postal/mail thing. They mail you the ballot. You fill it out and then mail it back. Very convenient.

But in "Northeast Urban" Illinois there are not uncommon cases of absentee ballots being cast for folks who died years ago.

Originally Posted by EnigmaO01

I have voted early before but kind of like the feeling of voting on election day.

You like standing in line?

Originally Posted by pragmatic

In Illinois, Absentee voting is a postal/mail thing. They mail you the ballot. You fill it out and then mail it back. Very convenient.

But in "Northeast Urban" Illinois there are not uncommon cases of absentee ballots being cast for folks who died years ago.

And that's still an option here (voting absentee by mail). But now they've gone to this weird hybrid thing which, in my observation, is pretty close to "early voting."

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

You like standing in line?

A lot of people early voting have to stand in line, as well. My sister waited an hour and 45 minutes to vote in Texas on the second day of early voting.

Originally Posted by Snikitz

I'm kinda mobility challenged so I voted early, can't stand long. Either I keep moving or I fall over.

Snikitz it is pretty amazing that even with challenges you voted no matter how you voted. So many people don't vote for lesser reasons. I'd like to think I'd do the same. Thanks.