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[Shtinamin_]

Torillian said:

Shtinamin_ said:

Yikes, that is a big number.

You can change state boundaries, or at least try to. A couple counties in Oregon are trying to become part of Idaho, to create the State of Greater Idaho.

I do think it's weird that 2020 election was the highest percentage of Voted/VAP, Voted/VEP, and Voted/Registered than in any US Presidential Election.

I don't find it strange at all that the percentage was so much higher in 2020 as it was by far the easiest time I've ever had voting. I was in Michigan at the time and voting was a chore that took an hour or so and I felt like I was only informed on a couple races. In 2020 they opened up the ability for everybody to do voting by mail and it was amazing. So much more convenient and I got to sit there with the ballot and look up every single person to feel truly informed on my votes all the way down the ballot. I was so disappointed to see everything moved backwards after that towards more difficult and restrictive methods that will inevitably lead to more people not bothering. 

Im pretty sure people have been able to use absentee ballots and mail those in since the 1980's. Even in Michigan. Voting by mail has always been an option since the 80's with absentee ballots.

And I agree voting by mail was very nice, but it was weird when my aunt got three 2020 presidential ballots to fill out with her name on them. Thankfully she was a good citizen and filled out one. 

Also regarding the 2020 election who else was confused when the counters decided to end counting at like 10pm MST (midnight EST), when that has never been the case in any election before. Because I honestly was.