From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   BTR1701  wrote:   
   >Feb 23, 2026 at 3:40:58 AM PST, Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
      
   >>Today's rant is about in person early voting. March 17 primary. Not that   
   >>concerned as two years ago, I already voted by mail, giving the post   
   >>office enough time.   
      
   >>Indiana just cut early voting in half. It is a Republican state. A handful   
   >>of Republican legislators were familiar with the statistics and knew   
   >>that this is popular with their own voter and in a few counties, half of   
   >>voters vote early. But the idiot Republican legislators in a heavily   
   >>Republican state still want to eliminate it despite their own voters   
   >>using it and liking it.   
      
   >>My state has 40 days since COVID. However, it is not full time and each   
   >>county sets its own hours with 1 location. For the last 15 days, there   
   >>are an expanded number of locations and weekend hours.   
      
   >>Some day, Republicans will come to understand they are pissing off their   
   >>own voters with their false claims and fears about making voting more   
   >>convenient.   
      
   >If we're making early voting extend outward 40 days before and now (in   
   >California) 20 days after Election Day, we've now turned Election Day into   
   >Election Quarter. Fully 25% of the year is now "Election Day". It's getting   
   >fucking ridiculous.   
      
   Tell me about the 20 days after, please. I'm not yet outraged enough.   
      
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