[dudul]

I'm actually much more bothered by the fact that people can start voting 1 month before the actual election day, or that votes can be counted and communicated before the election day.

Before moving to the US, I voted a few times in a different country where the rules were simple: one election day and absolutely no polls/estimations/etc communicated in the media during the last 48 hours before the election day.

[sukilot]

> start voting 1 month before the actual election day,

Letting people vote is the foundation of democracy.

> votes can be counted and communicated

Where does this happen?

> absolutely no polls/estimations/etc communicated in the media during the last 48 hours before the election day.

For what benefit?

[dudul]

For the benefit of letting people think about their choice without being bombarded with numbers, political ads, etc.