I never understood why early voting wasn't a thing. You would think you'd want to encourage as many people to vote as possible if you wanted a truly democratic process. (And I totally get some absolutely do not want that and their odds of winning decrease if more people vote.) I can't think of a single thing in government where they say you HAVE to do it this day and you can ONLY do it this day. Imagine if they said all taxes could only be paid on ONE day and if you don't you're in trouble. It's crazy. In big elections, lines to vote can get pretty lengthy in some towns and cities as well. If you had say a couple weeks (or more) to vote including weekends. There really wouldn't be nearly as much of an excuse. I feel like wanting to discourage early voting is a tactic to just... Discourage voting in general. Tuesday is just an annoying day to vote on for me. I have to go late and then it cuts into time I'd rather be doing other things (that said, I personally vote every year. ) Now. If I could vote on a weekend. Or a friday. That would be far nicer.