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Its just dumb. Elections are at a neighborhood level. Its insanely hard to know enough people in your neighborhood are not going to vote with 100 percent certainty. Which is what you need to find a stand in for them and have that stand in go vote. Also you need enough stand in people, because its kinda obvious if the same person keeps coming in with different names. Also, the stand in people need to coordinate their own vote in their actual district. On top of it all, this needs to be coordinated in complete secrecy as well. Or you could just hack an electronic machine. Hope this helps you understand the sheer waste of time this issue is designed to be, so we dont question why we are rich but can't afford shit. - a tired progressive american