[jjwhitaker]

Oregon and other states have a documented history of nonissue with this system, especially compared to existing systems in Georgia or NC. Vote by mail is incredibly successful in getting people to vote securely. It's those who wish to decrease turnout or ability to vote who fight such successful systems.

There is a liberal majority that votes democrat, not republican. Guess which states make it easier to vote and have a voice in our democracy? It isn't the red ones.

[ufo]

Yes, I agree with you that the additional convenience leads can help with turnout, which is a specially important thing these days.

However, here in Brazil I am convinced that vote-by-mail would only exacerbate the widespread vote-coercion problems we already have in areas that are dominated by drug traffickers or paramilitary groups.

(While we are at it, there are lots of other factors other than vote-by-mail that affect voter turnout and voter disenfranchisement. Certainly one of the biggest ones is that the US elections do not take place on a national holiday, and that there can be a lot of bureaucracy involved in registering as a voter)