North Carolina GOP welcomes back Jim Crow

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I was responding to a post claiming equality, especially by the GOP, debunking it as false.

[_krose]

Well if you can't articulate a reason for eliminating early voting, I will: In 2012, North Carolina Democrats cast 49 percent of the early voting ballots; Republicans, only 30 percent. That makes a compelling, if not legitimate reason for Republicans to eliminate early voting.

I think we all know that's the reason, even though some may pretend otherwise.

One place where no one is discussing eliminating early voting is Utah. We can drop by City Hall any day for a couple of weeks, starting in October, and have been doing that for years, and it's made voting so much more convenient. That should be seen as a good thing by everyone.

Contrary to the assertion, making it to the polling place on one election day is not easy for everyone. For those who work long hours or have long commutes, it can be a real challenge just to get there during the hours they are open. And because of the early morning and late evening lines, a long wait is in store. I have no idea why election day (or even better, a three-day election weekend) is not a federal holiday.

[_EAllusion]

Election day should be a federal holiday.

There is massive inequality in how polling stations are set up to serve voters. I've never really had to wait a long time in my area, because the number and size of polling stations is sufficient to meet demand. In other places voting can mean waiting in line hours and hours. Unsurprisingly, there are wealth and racial disparities in wait-times for voting in different locations.

The outcome of an election should hinge to as little of an extent as possible on how burdensome it is for different groups to cast a vote. Forgetting that eliminating early voting is a transparent attempt to suppress Democratic votes, early voting should exist if only for that reason.