Hard to believe in this day and age, but it’s easier to pick an entire meal - sandwich, sides and beverge - from a gas station like Sheetz than it is to simply select a candidate for office. And you’d think with some of the problems this country’s had with hanging chads and such, we’d be looking to move forward rather than back to the Pony Express.
Nonetheless, I offer this, from the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette with a Harrisburg dateline:
Bill Bradbury, the secretary of state in Oregon, traveled here recently to tout his state’s procedure of voting by mail. He conceded that making the process work in Pennsylvania may require some tinkering.
The chairwoman of the House State Government Committee, Babette Josephs, D-Philadelphia, wanted Mr. Bradbury to share his experiences with Oregon’s system as she begins to draw up her own vote-by-mail legislation. It’s intended to increase voter participation in elections, but it’s not likely to be introduced until the fall.
Can you think of any problems with this idea?
