Absentee/Early Voting

Absentee and Early voting may end up being an evil this election, not the wonderful savior that many think it is. More and more states are allowing absentee voting without any reason. CNN.com has a map with blue for in person, yellow for in the mail, and striped for both, and over half the country was in some type of color. This can only result in problems. There are a few reasons that I believe this. One: absentee ballots that are "forgotten" or "miscounted" in one or more states. Two: people cannot change their mind once they have absentee voted, but with this many people voting in this way- there is no way every voice is heard in the correct way on November 2. Three: It is hiding another problem with the voting system- inefficiency. In an email I received from DukeForKerry I was told to vote early in order to avoid a long line on election day that could possible cause me to not be able to vote. I don't believe this is a problem as I am done with classes at 11 that day, but the fact that there are many people being disenfranchised of their vote is not fixed by allowing for more absentee voting, it is fixed by having more and more efficient polling places. Though I am, in a way, contributing to this as I am un-volunteering to help on election day today (I have a Math Test on November 2)