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+1 for paper ballots (relevant xkcd )
-9999 for banning voting booths
If the postal service isn't a political target, then post voting is excellent.
Ballots can be mailed weeks in advance, they can be collected by a deadline, they can then be counted.
But we've seen Americas right wing go after USPS, so - quite frankly - I don't see any way it is as fool-proof as in-person voting.
Voting day needs to be a holiday, or employers need to give PTO for voting.
None of which will happen.
Voting booths will be banned.
USPS will be compromised/defunded to the point it can't carry out it's duties.
Only the people that can schedule the time with Electoral College personnel will be able to actually register a vote.
I am not 100 % sure I understand your point here. Using paper ballots doesn't mean you have to submit your vote via mail. You can still use local polling stations.
I assume you are from the US, so here is what we do in Germany:
One of the many issues with electronic voting are those last two steps: Examining the votes can never be public, as we are simply unable to look at the state of all electrons in a computer.
There are no issues with electronic voting.
No, from the UK.
I don't understand how the US can want to have 100% paper ballots, but ban voting booths (which to me means, in person voting). This essentially leaves postal voting.
And USPS has been repeatedly targeted by right wing politics.
What kind of paper voting system is left without in-person, if USPS is compromised?
So paper votes only, no voting booths... Leave postal votes. And the government controls the postal service.
What else is there?
I'll be the first to admit I have no idea what my Chucklefuck in Chief means by trying to get rid of voting booths.
But if I had to guess, I think he means literally the booths. As in, no privacy. Just paper on a desk where anyone can see what you're doing.
If it isn't clear, this fucker has no idea what a free and fair election is SUPPOSED to look like. He just wants to make sure whatever system we end up with favors him and him alone. And for some reason, voting booths are catching his ire. Maybe he feels insecure not knowing if Melania actually voted for him.