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Re:Why I’m giving my company Election Day off by djrogers on Sunday September 11, 2016 @12:05PM (#12473982)
Absentee ballot 'hoops'? I realize that voting laws vary by state, but the 'hoop' you speak of in California was me checking a single box one time years ago. Every election since that time I've been sent a mail-in ballot form which I can fill out early and mail in, or drop off at the polling place on Election Day.

Barely qualifies as a 'hoop' to jump through, and I fail to see how any other vote-by-mail system could be easier.

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Re:Why I’m giving my company Election Day off by cauterized on Monday September 12, 2016 @09:04PM (#12484973)
In NY, at least, you have to fill out a longer form [1] giving one of a very limited set of reasons for needing an absentee ballot. "My employer makes getting to the polls a PITA" is not one of them. Nor is "it's inconvenient".

Oh, and it's a felony to "make a false statement" on the application form.

[1] http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/Absentee0...

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Re:Why I’m giving my company Election Day off by blakeyrat on Sunday September 11, 2016 @01:04PM (#12474326)
In Snohomish County, in Washington State, you get absentee by default. But not every State is California or Washington State. Voting laws vary widely.
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