"Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts:
Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations."
Sure, this is clever. But you know what's even more clever? Eliminating polling places entirely and switching to 100% vote-by-mail like in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii.
(With some in-person polling places as needed for accessibilty reasons)
@ahimsa_pdx@alan having two weeks to fill out a ballot, with my laptop at the ready to research the options, is amazing. Then, I head over to the dropbox down the street and my vote is counted within a few days. It's perfect.
I just moved from OR to CT. A local guy was whooping it up on how great it was that CT now has 3 (? I think) days of early voting. 'In person?' I asked. I felt deflated when he said yes and that only for extenuating circumstances could you get a mail-in ballot. Missing OR.
@alan As a person who staffs polling places in Vermont I can say that mail-in elections are easier on everyone (and we'll still be here in the building if you need or want to come in or for extremely local-option things which need voting on).
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