[chrisk]

Many people do not appreciate or are not aware that voting is difficult for many, many Americans. When you hear of states where people get off work and wait in line for hours and hours, even in the rain or snow, often it is because in their state, that’s the only way they can vote (no absentee ballots, no early ballots, all voting done only in their polling place, which can be overwhelmed)

Reading about people standing in line for hours to vote absolutely baffles me.

In my whole life I can't recall waiting more than 5 minutes to vote.

If people are waiting in line for hours then obviously there are not enough polling stations, which is either a massive failure in governance or an intentional attempt at voter suppression.

I guess we can assume you don't live in a poor neighborhood. In California, absentee voting and mail-in voting have become very prevalent. In some states, absentee voting is very difficult to qualify for and mail-in voting is rudimentary. You can guess that voting tends to be much more difficult in states where Republicans control the statehouse.

[chrisk]

Many people do not appreciate or are not aware that voting is difficult for many, many Americans. When you hear of states where people get off work and wait in line for hours and hours, even in the rain or snow, often it is because in their state, that’s the only way they can vote (no absentee ballots, no early ballots, all voting done only in their polling place, which can be overwhelmed)

Reading about people standing in line for hours to vote absolutely baffles me.

In my whole life I can't recall waiting more than 5 minutes to vote.

If people are waiting in line for hours then obviously there are not enough polling stations, which is either a massive failure in governance or an intentional attempt at voter suppression.

I guess we can assume you don't live in a poor neighborhood. In California, absentee voting and mail-in voting have become very prevalent. In some states, absentee voting is very difficult to qualify for and mail-in voting is rudimentary. You can guess that voting tends to be much more difficult in states where Republicans control the statehouse.