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moose65

(3,347 posts)
6. They're not "looney"
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 04:24 PM
Oct 2022

It's in their state constitution.

Back in the day, I'm sure that "absentee" voting was a noble thing - it was a way to make sure that military personnel or people who were literally going to be "absent" from the state on Election Day would still have a way to vote.

However, I'm sure this was written at a time where Early Voting or universal vote-by-mail wasn't yet a thing, and so now it's hindering voting. In the 21st century, to me it's crazy to try to force everyone to vote on the same day, with long lines and bad weather and who knows what else going on.

The Democrats in Delaware had tried to amend the Constitution but failed. Wonder what's up with that? Anyone from Delaware want to weigh in?

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