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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Most of that isn't true in most US states. Mail in voting and early voting are widely available and I've never lived anywhere that the precinct wasn't open for at least 12-hours. Hell, there are 18 states like Washington where mail-in is about the only way one can vote.

https://ballotpedia.org/All-mail_voting

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 1 points 1 day ago

If it’s 12hrs on only one day, that’s not going to cut it. Some people work 12h shifts, plus commute.

Mail in is up to 18 states now? That’s fantastic.

There was a state Supreme Court judge vote in a state I lived. The same state with the rural town that kept their polls open for 5 days. Contentious, that vote could flip the party dominance of that state Supreme Court.

Suddenly, in one of two or theee blue counties in the state, voting locations were reduced to less than 1/4 of what they usually were. People get off work to vote, on a Tuesday, and there are lines around city blocks at 8pm. The polls shut down at midnight and there were still lines around city blocks. There were people who tried, but who could not vote due to terrible logistics.

Blue won, but that’s not the point.