Is This Really Happening? Voting This Year by Mail

Last week we received a letter from the county elections office stating that out polling place was being closed. We, and everyone that votes in our town of 11,000, will now be sent a ballot 29 days before the election. We are to vote and send in the ballot. Do the red flags start waving, or is it just me?

I have to wonder what is behind this move. I know there has been difficulty getting people to volunteer to work at the polling place, but there always seems to enough workers. It's a place to say hi to people that you don't see often. In this small town it's a pleasant experience.

But have we as a community become insignificant in the county's political eyes? Maybe this is a trend in small towns now, but it doesn't seem right. This just seems ripe for fraud also. Could one family member take all the ballots, fill them out and mail them in? What about mail theft? If I know ballots are coming out I could steal from my neighbors and Chicago vote. Instead of ,"Vote early, and vote often," one could vote often in the privacy of their home.

Lastly it just seems like another way citizens are being marginalized.