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Zmoser1794 t1_irzzoxj wrote

Reply to comment by crazypants9 in The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Supreme Court just undid a key ruling for counting undated Pennsylvania mail ballots by oldschoolskater

I gotta ask why do a mail in ballot if you are physically just handing off the letter in person? No sarcasm genuinely curious.

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Jooju t1_is0brbb wrote

Traditionally, people would do this because absentee ballots let you vote early.

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Patiod t1_is0o17y wrote

Not the person you were asking but I work the polls every other year, but not at my own polling place. I can usually sneak out in the afternoon to vote at my own precinct, but if they're short-handed? Or if my husband is using the car? So I vote absentee to ensure that I get to vote

When I'm not working the polls, I get called last-minute to do full-day trips out of state with less than a week's notice. One year I left for my train before 6am, and got back home at 7:55 - JUST made it back in time to vote.

Why do we only have one day of voting?

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Zmoser1794 t1_is0s4cd wrote

Thank you for your hard work in keeping with the democratic process. I don't know why there is only one day for voting, but your anecdotal evidence proves that mailing the vote early would help others.

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Keinichn t1_is0yjpm wrote

You get to vote early and on your time, in addition to being able to thoroughly research the people on the ballot without having to do that beforehand and carry a cheat sheet with you. Also no wasting time standing in line on election day.

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Zmoser1794 t1_is14jwe wrote

I get the not waiting in line bit, but shouldn't you have an idea of who you would be voting for before you get there? Why would I need a cheat sheet to wait in line to vote?

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Dr_Worm88 t1_is0tqgu wrote

Not everyone is available to vote in person. Having the day off, say the day before, means they could hand deliver it.

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