Oregon does all its voting by mail and this op-ed article from our Secretary of State is a great testament as to why that is a very good idea. This is my favorite paragraph:
One episode that highlights its success occurred in Tillamook County, where 13 inches of rain on Election Day sent many citizens scrambling to the safety of shelters under a declared state of emergency. Despite the fact that many roads were impassable and parts of the county were inaccessible -- conditions that would have crippled turnout in a state that relied on conventional polling places -- 70 percent of the voters cast ballots. Only voting by mail could have led to this outcome.I also learned why voting takes place on Tuesday:
Election days were originally scheduled on Tuesdays because that was when farmers brought their crops into town to sell.We're not an agrarian society anymore - it's time to shed the old traditions and get into the 21st century. More on that later.
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