Early voting is an abomination and should be banned - and it could be banned by Congress for House and Senate elections, anyway.
The premise of voting on Election Day is that rational citizens who are open to persuasion consider the arguments and the personalities honestly and make up their minds. Of course, this has always been a half-truth, but one that shows respect to the sovereignty of the People.
The premise of early voting is that people belong to tribes who will vote as they are told to by their head men, so that debates, campaigns, and engagement are not necessary. While this has always been at least partially true, to incorporate it into the laws of voting accepts what should be rejected.
I hate early voting, leaves to much room for fraud.
I don’t belong to a tribe.
I am an American.