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Originally Posted by mhailey
I voted early by mail. I love that I can cast my ballot in that manner.
Interesting note, when Abraham Lincoln was voted into office there was an 81% voter turnout rate. Think how much more difficult it was to get to the polling station then, and we had 81% turnout. In the last election in 2008, there was a 56% voter turnout.
Sad.
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Originally Posted by kaisersozei
True, but back then everyone pretty much lived within a block of their polling station.  |
Actually, they didn't. And to go 3, 5, 10, or 15 miles to vote -- by foot, horseback, or wagon -- was a day long excursion.
Got my vote in.