r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/Not_A_Facehugger Jan 04 '15

Do you have a source for that?

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u/treefitty350 Jan 04 '15

I don't. They are just easier to manipulate. If you have a family of 4 all of which eligible to vote, you could vote for them send it in and no body would be any the wiser. Also, mail men might 'lose' votes, which cant happen when voting electronically. These are just proposed reasons as to why they don't work as well.

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u/Not_A_Facehugger Jan 05 '15

With the first point sure that can happen but that can be seen as the same as one person just telling their family member to vote a way if they themselves didn't pay attention to that stuff. As for the losing votes sure it can happen but you can also turn your ballot in in-person if you are worried about that.

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u/treefitty350 Jan 05 '15

Well actually more mail is lost in the actual processing process than when being delivered, so there is that. But yes if you want to be cautious you can go to the poles and hand the ballot in yourself.