From: nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com   
      
   On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:50:46 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 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.   
   >   
      
   I don't have an issue with allowing 40 days before the Election Day   
   for early voting, but why the 20 days after? Having an extended   
   pre-Election Day period hopefully just lessens the crowds on the   
   actual Election Day. The only point of a post Election Day that I'm   
   aware of was for delayed mail from military outposts across the globe.   
      
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