From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Feb 23, 2026 at 12:43:15 PM PST, "moviePig"  wrote:   
      
   > On 2/23/2026 1:50 PM, 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.   
   >   
   > Rhetorical question:  What's the inherent virtue of synchronized voting?   
      
   Well, for one thing, if you vote in September, a whole lot of shit can happen   
   around the world between then and November which could/would influence your   
   vote. If you've already voted for a candidate and you find out afterward that   
   she's actually guilty of a homicide, you can't that vote back.   
      
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