Originally Posted by Botnst (Post 3310773)

In my state absentee ballots are only counted if the race is sufficiently close that absentee ballots might affect the outcome.

Originally Posted by Botnst (Post 3310774)

Don't look now but your partisanship is hanging out.

Originally Posted by MS Fowler (Post 3310756)

I can see the valid points of both sides of this issue. I don't object to extended voting days/hours, but I also see the possibility of extreme partisans of either party trying to find ways to make it work to their benefit.

Another question---Is simply increasing the number of people who vote a good idea? Is it possible that by making it ever easier, that people with no knowledge of the issues, but easily swayed by a slick ad campaign could sway an election?

Originally Posted by cmbdiesel (Post 3310751)

It's kind of funny... seeing as how the Rs dislike the poor so much, wouldn't you think they would quit making so many of them??

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS (Post 3310811)

Silly goose! They don't make the poor, they just decide who is not gonna end up that way :)

Originally Posted by MS Fowler (Post 3310864)

Of course it's much better for the government to make everyone equally poor

Originally Posted by cmbdiesel (Post 3310785)

What state is that?

Louisiana counts all received absentee ballots by 8pm on election day.

B.(1) Absentee by mail and early voting ballots shall be counted at a public facility within the parish designated by the registrar of voters at a time fixed by the parish board of election supervisors, which time shall be on election day no later than 8:00 p.m.
http://legis.la.gov/lss/lss.asp?doc=81353

Mississippi counts them at the end of voting day.

HB 921 (As Sent to Governor) - 2012 Regular Session

Originally Posted by link (Post 3310856)

^Hard to say if homeless people vote or not. I would not want to exclude them from that possibility.

We've had some major office elections in recent years that were decided by less than 100 votes between the winner and loser

Originally Posted by Botnst (Post 3310955)

You maybe right, but the last time we had an election for gov the news reports said they didn't count absentees because it would make no difference.

Originally Posted by cmbdiesel (Post 3310975)

.....must.......not......make......snarky.......comment.......
about.....believing.......media........reports.........:D

Originally Posted by t walgamuth (Post 3310833)

I seriously doubt many if any homeless vote.

A friend of mine asked me if I knew what R solution to the poor is?

....DON'T BE ONE!

Originally Posted by davidmash (Post 3310077)

How much money do we want to spend on appearances? Ten case of voter ID fraud over 10 years does not seem worth while.