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Хahar 🤔
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« on: November 10, 2011, 04:01:58 AM »

Two states (Oregon, Washington) using vote-by-mail?

In what way is vote-by-mail an improvement?
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Хahar 🤔
Xahar
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 10:13:59 PM »

Two states (Oregon, Washington) using vote-by-mail?

In what way is vote-by-mail an improvement?

It improves voter turnout, that's about it.

But it eliminates the secret ballot at the same time.
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Хahar 🤔
Xahar
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Political Matrix
E: -6.77, S: 0.61

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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2011, 02:02:49 AM »

Two states (Oregon, Washington) using vote-by-mail?

In what way is vote-by-mail an improvement?

It improves voter turnout, that's about it.

But it eliminates the secret ballot at the same time.

No more so than an absentee ballot.  My mom is old enough to qualify for one without having a reason, and it's not just one envelope, but two.  You put your ballot inside the inner envelope and then the inner into the outer.  So long as there are procedures in place to prevent the inner from being opened while the outer could be used, then the secret ballot is preserved.

Someone can look at your vote (or even mark it for you) before you put it in the envelope. The vote isn't secret.
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