From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   On 2/23/2026 5:42 PM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   > 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 [take] that vote back.   
      
   But that'd be your choice, i.e., to forgo your chance to waffle.   
   Thinking further on it, an election with a running tally of votes cast   
   so far sounds potentially interesting...   
      
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