[DBrow]

Not good. Too many games you can play with absentees, like “losing” them from certain precincts or zip codes.

[luvbach1]

Not good. Too many games you can play with absentees, like “losing” them from certain precincts or zip codes.

I agree. one should not use an absentee ballot unless actually unable to go to the polls. Where I vote the ballots are counted as they're put in the slot.

[cornfedcowboy]

I already voted here in Iowa. A little worried that shenanigans could be played but was impressed with the system after the experience.

[kabar]

Early in-person voting is the way to go, but I would not vote a written absentee ballot unless absolutely necessary. They can be invalidated for a host of reasons.

The Reps are finally waking up re early voting. The Dems have been killing us in this area. It is a way to get out your vote and not depend on people showing up on election day. There could be bad weather, illness, emergencies that require one to be out of town, and just plain laziness. We should all be encouraging early in-person voting.

[LS]

Au contraire. Very, very good. Obama is toast with these numbers. And I don't care how often someone posts the little article about "losing" absentees, if you have a R Governor and Sec State, that stuff doesn't happen much.

Very, very good news.