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If she knows who she wants to vote for and her sister wishes to cast her vote as her surrogate, why is that a problem?
Now, I realize that we have some crazy voter crap set up here in NC now, but I guarantee you this has been done before in many places across the country.
Why should someone wait in a 2hr line for early voting when they know they still have other opportunities to vote and the line will be short or even nonexistent? I drove by my local early polling place on a Saturday morning, saw the line wrapped around and around and never went back. Voted absentee which was pain free.
I don't know. Maybe they won't be in town on Election Day...or they missed the deadline for absentee voting. Maybe they just don't have the opportunity to vote any other way.
And it's not supposed to be done. It's illegal. You cast you own vote. You don't vote for someone else. You can HELP someone vote if they are disabled. I'm sorry, but I'm shocked that this is even a question. Time for me to shut down for the night.
I'm not really advocating for it. I have never cast anyone else's vote, nor has anyone ever cast mine.
I'm just surprised it would be so upsetting if someone gave permission to a close family member to be their proxy. Works with many other types of voting.
Exceeding the speed limit is illegal, but everyone has done it at some point.
I'm not advocating for changing laws. I just found the freaked out reactions to an off-the-cuff comment kinda funny.
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I don't know. Maybe they won't be in town on Election Day...or they missed the deadline for absentee voting. Maybe they just don't have the opportunity to vote any other way.
Then it's S.O.L. because there were 2 weeks of early voting days, where one could go to any voting place and everyone knows when election day is. There are a multitude of ways to vote, in person and by just sitting on one's couch or laying in bed. That was your lament--that there were not better ways to vote. What would you suggest then? Even people in nursing homes can vote because there are people who assist them, people who come to them.
Here is something about vote swapping. I came across this topic this morning when reading an article about vote swapping web sites. Apparently vote swapping is perfectly legal.
Here is something about vote swapping. I came across this topic this morning when reading an article about vote swapping web sites. Apparently vote swapping is perfectly legal.
Interesting, but totally different
than going in as a proxy and pretending
to be the person you are voting for ...
The fact people are asking "what is so wrong with it"
is proof we need voter ID laws....
Then it's S.O.L. because there were 2 weeks of early voting days, where one could go to any voting place and everyone knows when election day is. There are a multitude of ways to vote, in person and by just sitting on one's couch or laying in bed. That was your lament--that there were not better ways to vote. What would you suggest then? Even people in nursing homes can vote because there are people who assist them, people who come to them.
No early voting in South Carolina and other states. Absentee voting is available in SC, but I saw yesterday that lines for ballots in Conway were hours long. Some people were leaving. Lines will be long tomorrow too. Some people won't be able...physically or otherwise to wait that long. SOL I guess...Right?
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