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N-E-B · 11-06-2020, 10:13 AM

I’m not overly educated on this issue so I’ll ask and see what you guys think. Would it be a bad idea in future elections to limit mail-in ballots to citizens living/working abroad, military personnel, and those with severe disabilities that prevent them from leaving home? I think they could extend in-person voting by a few days to reduce wait times at the polls. Maybe give three days to vote in person? I just don’t see any reason Joe Blow who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia needs to be mailing in a ballot instead of voting in person.

I understand the concerns with COVID this year but there has to be a way to avoid this fiasco in the future.

I don’t know how feasible this is and I might be overlooking some problems here.

11-06-2020, 10:13 AM	#4125
N-E-B Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	I’m not overly educated on this issue so I’ll ask and see what you guys think. Would it be a bad idea in future elections to limit mail-in ballots to citizens living/working abroad, military personnel, and those with severe disabilities that prevent them from leaving home? I think they could extend in-person voting by a few days to reduce wait times at the polls. Maybe give three days to vote in person? I just don’t see any reason Joe Blow who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia needs to be mailing in a ballot instead of voting in person. I understand the concerns with COVID this year but there has to be a way to avoid this fiasco in the future. I don’t know how feasible this is and I might be overlooking some problems here.