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Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by masonic on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @03:54PM (#16171721)
... because filling out an absentee ballot is so arduous.
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by vonmoltke on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:10PM (#16171860)
Not only is this unnecessarily snarky, but it's wrong for many jurisdictions. In those, you cannot vote absentee unless you are actually going to be absent and unable to make a trip (within reason) to your designated polling place.
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by twobyfour on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:15PM (#16171896)
Many states will issue an absentee ballot only if you will be out of state on election day or have physical disabilities that will prevent visiting a polling place. Submitting an absentee ballot without meeting those conditions is voter fraud, which is a felony.
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by jandrese on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:13PM (#16171878)
Depending on your state it can require an hour drive to a polling place for the 4 hours it is open on a random Thursday to get the ballot and provide a valid reason (doctor's note) why you need an absentee ballot.
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by cujo on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:22PM (#16171956)
Honest question: where is this happening?
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by jandrese on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:47PM (#16172266)
Mostly in the South where easy absentee ballots would interfere with the black voter suppression systems.

https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/

Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by xenadu02 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:21PM (#16171948)
20 states don't allow absentee ballots unless you have a valid excuse (medial or you'll be out of state).

Some of those require you to appear in-person at the country registrar or before a board of elections to fill out a ballot.

Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by sophistry on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:09PM (#16171854)
I've done an absentee ballot several times. It's a bit of a pain. If it wasn't so easy for me to vote in person, I might not vote as often.
Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by morogop on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:07PM (#16171835)
It is often illegal to vote via absentee ballot if you are physically present in the jurisdiction on the day of the vote.

Many people who followed your advice would be "guilty" of voter fraud.