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:Studies show that overall turnout is not increased by early voting. If anything, it detracts from the respect of Election Day.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:15, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
:Studies show that overall turnout is not increased by early voting. If anything, it detracts from the respect of Election Day.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:15, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
::You did not answer the question. How does early voting "facilitate voter intimidation." ?
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:I'll look for cites, but the truth of the statement is self-evident.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:14, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
:I'll look for cites, but the truth of the statement is self-evident.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:14, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
::It is not self-evident nor universally applicable. Suppose there is a state with a popular Republican US Senator who is polling at 70%. He will get 70% of the early vote. If there is a hurricane on election day and only very few hard core supporters vote on that day, he may get only 50% of election day votes. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 10:19, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
::It is not self-evident nor universally applicable. Suppose there is a state with a popular Republican US Senator who is polling at 70%. He will get 70% of the early vote. If there is a hurricane on election day and only very few hard core supporters vote on that day, he may get only 50% of election day votes. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 10:19, 27 October 2012 (EDT)
:::"The truth of the statement is self-evident." That's a great way to avoid having to back up assertions with empirical data. Have you ever tried that on a judge? [[User:MattyD|MattyD]] 10:23, 27 October 2012 (EDT)