I don't know all the details on both parties stance on voting but I do see faults with what I hear coming from both sides.
Dems are wrong.....
First, I am in favor of in-person voting with photo ID for legal residents only (allowing illegals to vote in our elections is just plain nuts!!). I understand the need for absentee voting but only with good reason. (I always thought that was the law, but come to find out it's not difficult to get an absentee ballot.) I understand and agreed with the need to modify voting in '20 due to the covid, but assumed mail in voting, increased absentee voting, and early voting were a one time thing because of the covid scare and the need to avoid crowds.
If we allow any method of voting that does not require a person to show up in person with ID except in specific circumstances, we are opening up the voting process to a greater chance of fraud occurring. I don't like the idea of a person voting in absentia with no proof of who is actually filling out the ballot. I always assumed, maybe mistakenly, that absentee voting was such a small percentage that it did not effect elections. I don't think I would have too much of a problem forging an absentee vote for my two 90s yr old aunts in rest homes. We don't need to make it easier for people to scam the system without in-person voting requirements except in extreme cases.
Reps are wrong....
Reps are resisting measures to make voting easier in urban areas and some rural areas by limiting the number of voting places - resulting in long lines in cities and some rural areas where people have to drive 20 miles to vote. There are urban areas with over 100,000 people with only one voting precinct. I have never had to wait in line and doubt if I would stand in line for a hr or more.
Gerrymandering is obviously a tool for the party in power to maintain control. From what I understand, the redistricting plan in STL county will ensure that 5 of the 6 districts are republican - don't quote me on that, but it's something along those lines. STL precincts are carved up like a jigsaw puzzle and along racial lines.
Reps are wanting complete control of the vote counting and election supervision by the party in control. This definitely needs to be bipartisan - I don't trust either side.
Both sides are making the process too difficult. I don't buy the "voter suppression" cry as a reason to open up mail-in, early, and expanded absentee voting. It's shouldn't be difficult to show up in person with an ID, and not stand in line for hours.
Dems are wrong.....
First, I am in favor of in-person voting with photo ID for legal residents only (allowing illegals to vote in our elections is just plain nuts!!). I understand the need for absentee voting but only with good reason. (I always thought that was the law, but come to find out it's not difficult to get an absentee ballot.) I understand and agreed with the need to modify voting in '20 due to the covid, but assumed mail in voting, increased absentee voting, and early voting were a one time thing because of the covid scare and the need to avoid crowds.
If we allow any method of voting that does not require a person to show up in person with ID except in specific circumstances, we are opening up the voting process to a greater chance of fraud occurring. I don't like the idea of a person voting in absentia with no proof of who is actually filling out the ballot. I always assumed, maybe mistakenly, that absentee voting was such a small percentage that it did not effect elections. I don't think I would have too much of a problem forging an absentee vote for my two 90s yr old aunts in rest homes. We don't need to make it easier for people to scam the system without in-person voting requirements except in extreme cases.
Reps are wrong....
Reps are resisting measures to make voting easier in urban areas and some rural areas by limiting the number of voting places - resulting in long lines in cities and some rural areas where people have to drive 20 miles to vote. There are urban areas with over 100,000 people with only one voting precinct. I have never had to wait in line and doubt if I would stand in line for a hr or more.
Gerrymandering is obviously a tool for the party in power to maintain control. From what I understand, the redistricting plan in STL county will ensure that 5 of the 6 districts are republican - don't quote me on that, but it's something along those lines. STL precincts are carved up like a jigsaw puzzle and along racial lines.
Reps are wanting complete control of the vote counting and election supervision by the party in control. This definitely needs to be bipartisan - I don't trust either side.
Both sides are making the process too difficult. I don't buy the "voter suppression" cry as a reason to open up mail-in, early, and expanded absentee voting. It's shouldn't be difficult to show up in person with an ID, and not stand in line for hours.
