" If one studies the issues and does not listen to the hype and jive on thirty-second commercials, voting early is no problem. Voting is not for the wishy-washy. "

" First of all, Absentee Ballots are a wonderful idea, they are for people who are not going to be able to get to the polls (out of the country, ill, etc.), everybody else should get off the couch and go vote, it will give you a better sense of reality. Second, you should choose a candidate based on their character and qualities you appreciate, not on who is "winning by a nose" at the last minute. If the candidate becomes a "phantom" it will become a "none of the above" answer. Now, that might send a better message. "

" I agree with Jim. If you study the issues, and know which candidates have a chance, it is not difficult to decide who/what to vote for. I love my absentee ballot. After I have sent it in, I can let go of all the annoyance of being bombarded with all the hype. :) "

" I use permanent absentee status to vote because paper ballots can be hand-counted for an audit. Now amount of apologia for voting machines that won't let me personally mark my ballot will ever make this 25-year computer systems professional EVER trust electronic machines that can not be audited. -- However, I dropped off my ballot at the office personally so that I could wait until the time was right, for the best of both worlds. If John Tuteur wasn't trying to make a big hassle out of voting, he'd simply put up a drive up drop-box with a video camera connected to the police department dispatch center to watch it. You shouldn't even have to get out of your car or drive up three flights in that cramped garage to drop off your ballots. However in my opinion, John Tuteur poses as 'Registrar of Voters' instead of 'Disenfranchiser of Voters'. Very transparent when he brings the last Secretary of State to town for a photo op in an attempt to keep him from being tossed out by the new SecState Debra Bowen who was elected to clean up our impossible-to-audit junk voting machines. ~Ruff "

" I felt that we wetre forced to vote out of cycle by the closing of the polling places. Note that how many votes were wasted for withdrawn candidates because we had to vote ome two weeks ahead of normal voters. it is the thought that this a new order that may not be your choice to use and we can vote 2 to 3 weeks ahead and likew it. "

" A lot of times real information isn't found out until a week or two before the election. Sad you can't change your mind since you already found the "facts" weeks earlier and cast your vote. "

" It's like: study it - choose it - send it in and forget it.
Then we can ignore the "beleaguered wealthy Indians" on TV. "

" I voted at Riesling Hall yesterday on a paper ballot. No blah...blah...blah. It was interesting and valuable to hear the last minute debates, especially on the propositions. "

" My sister voted early by mail. There were candidates on her ballot that had dropped out of the race by election day. You risk having your vote wasted if you vote too early. "

" Go absentee ballot and drop off your vote on Super Tuesday.

And why did we lose our polling places, exactly? "

" I saw friends loose their vote when their candidate was no longer on the ballot by election day. And I would have missed the fun at the polling place when the poll worker gave me an independent ballot, and then argued with me about my party registration. She was, of course, mistaken, and a look at the book in front of her confirmed it. "

" The much more important question is why vote in the first place? Voting only supports the existing corrupt system and does nothing to provide a platform for frredom and liberty. Much to the contrary, it emboldens the "Commander-in-Chief" to do whatever it is he wants to do...because we ELECTED the idiot and consented to his tyrannical rule. Open your minds and learn the truth. Otherwise, we as a people will perish in the wake of Hitler again...ooops, I mean Bushie. It is our own fault for being so ignorant and allowing the fraud to continue. A new system must be created that is for the people and not for government and corporations. The time is now! "

" Early voting could cause you to vote for someone who has dropped out of the race and if you wait until election day to turn it in, your vote will not be counted for 1-2 weeks. this is why I object to be made into a forced mail by ballot voter.

As far as all of the comments about the security of the voting machines, mail ballots are the least secure in my opinion, because how do you prove who actually mailed the ballots? "

" You can study the issues and make a decision and vote whenever. The problem comes up as others have said on the candidate side some have dropped out just before the actual day of voting so you lose out.
If anyone wants to know about the shutting down of polling places call the Secretary Of State, there will be more. Seems like Mr. Tuter wants to go all mail in ballots. "