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Kodiak01 t1_isbrmcq wrote

Reply to comment by Nyrfan2017 in Connecticut to decide on early voting in November referendum by jr_reddit

You realize that anyone who wants to vote early already can do so by simply stating they will be out of town during all voting hours, right?

Lived in CT since 2016. Voted in every election, 2020 general election was the only time I had to race to the polls at the end of the night from work because my absentee ballot never got sent.

This past primary election I went to the clerk's office 3 weeks before the election, got my ballot, filled it out on the spot and handed it right back to them.

In order to even get my ballot I had to show ID and get cross-checked against the active voter rolls. You don't just waltz in and grab a handful of ballots.

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Nyrfan2017 t1_isc2we2 wrote

I get that so why we wasting money pushing it more having boxes outside places to put the absentee in .. you realize if someone wanted to tamper with things they damage the box somehow .now how did they know who’s votes were in there .. I just seen too many issues at a city level and don’t trust the people in charge and don’t think it can be done legit .

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Kodiak01 t1_isc5g63 wrote

> you realize if someone wanted to tamper with things they damage the box somehow

Vernon tried putting their box inside the town hall so it could be protected and got sued for it...

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Nyrfan2017 t1_isc65dk wrote

Wonder if inside the post office would be better. I’m gonna guess the lawsuit was based on that is was stored in a political building where officals can influence people? Like how people can’t be within 75 ft of the polls

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Kodiak01 t1_iscclcu wrote

The town hall is not a polling place. They literally wanted it just inside the door, in the main hallway. People sued because there wasn't 24/7 access.

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