[Budge]

Spakovsky makes some very good points and seems to have done extensive research. He touched upon one reason voters don't turn out in droves when he porposed, Why, contrary to expectations, would turnout worsen in states that have adopted early voting? CSAE concluded that early voters are probably individuals "who are sufficiently motivated that they would likely vote anyway and because it is so easy, they tend to forget to do their duty."

Another reason I might add is that in many cases a voter has little to choose from. This is usualy the case when both, or all candidates are "crooks," "scumbags," or just plain old no good. Thus opening the door of "The Spirit Of What's The Use."

I was surprised that it took so far into the piece for him to write, "Under the authority of the Constitution, federal law specifies a single federal election day (the Tuesday after the first Monday in November) as the exclusive day throughout the U.S. for balloting for U.S. Representatives, U.S. Senators, and Presidential Electors.

I know what a lot of you are thinkingg, "Since when does a rat pay any attention to the Constitution?" After all, a recednt mantra we have been hearing is "It was written by dead white people who owned slaves," and "a living document."

Hogwash! While it has been a number of years since I took Civics, I would wager, with political correctness, inspired by the father of communism and modified by socialists in California, that the duty of every citizen to vote is not even mentioned.

[TheLion]

Near the end of Spakovshy's comments, he mentions possible violations of federal election law and pending action. This could become a significant basis on which to curtail early voting. Creating zillions of absentee ballots to mail to constituents is really ripe for possible fraud. BTW, Republicans mail these also. I read an article mentioning 50,000 mailed in North Dakota.