Literally the point is, NOT every registered voter has an "opportunity" to vote, when that "opportunity" is contingent upon physically being at a certain location on one single specific day for an unspecified (but extremely long) amount of time. Besides being highly discriminatory against people who are just busy or have other calls on their time, this is also a disability rights issue, for people like the original writer's mother, who cannot physically gut it out in the auditorium for hours and hours.
As Adam says, an extended period of paper ballots, gods forbid possibly including mail-in ballots, so people can vote from the comfort of their own homes when they have time, gives many more people a *real* opportunity to participate in the vote than our current system. We have way better technology now than they did in the past. We have paved roads, gas-powered vehicles, reliable mail service, cheap printing, and the joys of the internet. We should embrace those technologies to expand real access to town voting to as many registered voters as possible. Virginia Goodwin On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 12:54 PM Adam M Hogue <adam.m.ho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well Sara, you can also have direct democracy on the ballot with early > voting and absentee voting. Just saying. > > *Adam M Hogue* > *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>* > > On Dec 1, 2023, at 12:50 PM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is the law in most towns in New England. > Every registered voter has an opportunity to vote on all issues, but you > must be present and counted. > The alternative is to turn that opportunity to elected officials to make > all decisions. > If that a more open, democratic way. > I chose the former where I have a chance to participate in direct > democracy rather than handing my vote to a second party. > Sara > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 1, 2023, at 12:43 PM, Adam M Hogue <adam.m.ho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately they can’t vote. Our voting laws in this town do not allow > for all voices to be heard and do not allow equal access to voting. > > *Adam M Hogue* > *Cell: **(978) 828-6184 <(978)%20828-6184>* > > On Dec 1, 2023, at 12:27 PM, Terri via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > wrote: > > > Hello Friends, > > Does anyone know how residents such as the elderly or disabled are able > to vote tomorrow? > I am pretty sure we can all agree....their voices are most important. > > I see the question was asked several times here on LT.....but no answer. > I do not see it on Town Web site (?) > > Thank you, > Terri K > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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