I would only vote absentee if I were truly going to be away at the time... that's why it's called "absentee."
Now, as for this "early voting," it's rubbish. It's like jumping the line at the market, not fair. And it fits right in to the HUGE Democrat registration drive that's going on right now... at a Wendy's near you. Also, the campaigns are still in full swing.
Stop the campaign, then vote. That's how it's always been... until the crazy times we live in.
Obama Blitzes Florida as Early Voting Begins
And what about the 100 ft. rule? Oh, never mind....
Well, if everybody is supposed to vote on Election Day, then they should make it a national holiday. Logistically, for many, spending 2 hours waiting in line at the polls on a work or school day isn't a possibility.
Our polls open at 7, close at 7. We live in a large city, and the wait during a national election can be hours and it just isn't possible to fit in the hours it takes to vote.
Our son, for instance, is a grad student that is also a graduate assistant. He has to proctor classes at 8, on campus, and his commute is 45 minutes, so he will be leaving home that day a little after 7. He also has classes that day and his last class ends at 6, so by the time he gets home the polls are closed. If it wasn't for an alternative way to vote, he would not be able to make it to the polls on that day (especially since the wait at our polls are so long, and will be longer this year because of all the state amendments being voted on.)
Hubby is also voting early because of his work schedule on that particular day. And I have MS, waiting in a line for a couple hours really isn't an option for me, either way. But we are all voting and that's what matters.
P.S. For local or state elections and primaries, we do make it to the polls, but that's because you can get in and out in a matter of minutes versus hours.
Early voting is very heavy in my red county/red state.
Early voting is very heavy in my red county/red state.