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> Federal requirement for all states to hold early voting or voting by mail (like Oregon). The highest turnouts are the in the states that have these voting options.
I won't even get into the problems I have with the words "federal requirement," but as much as I love voting by mail (I served in the military and I'm young, so I've never actually had the opportunity to go to a physical "booth") I have one problem with it. Family pressure.
I have a friend who told me he voted for Obama as soon as his ballot came in the mail while his parents were still at work because he feared his conservative parents would pitch him a bunch of bull.
One thing I wish would go away or be managed somehow are 527's like Moveon.org and Swiftboat Vets, etc. These organizations have no limits on the money they collect and can say whatever they want as long as they don't SPECIFICALLY endorse a candidate. The way I see them get involved in local races now irks me even more. I don't need some lobbyist from D.C. who's never visited my state to tell me who NOT to vote for.
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