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'''Early voting''' is a [[liberal]] gimmick for getting out their vote over many days, and even weeks, and stuff the mails with ballots rather than have real voters show voter ID on election day.  Early voting differs from absentee voting because absentee voters must state one of several allowed reasons to vote before election day, while early voting is available to everyone with less safeguards (such as voter ID) against fraud.  

'''Early voting''' refers to extending voting over many days, and even weeks, and allow people to mail in ballots rather than show up in person on election day.  Early voting differs from absentee voting because absentee voters must state one of several allowed reasons to vote before election day, while early voting is available to all legal voters. Scholars consider both early voting and absentee voting to be forms of "convenience voting",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earlyvoting.net/research/journal-article/convenience-voting-gronke-galanes-rosenbaum-miller-toffey-2008/|title=Convenience Voting|author=Gronke, Galanes-Rosenbaum, Miller, Toffey|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref> which are used by more that 30% of United States voters.

Early voting has spread as [[liberals]] learn how to exploit it.  Early voting has been adopted in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.  As pushed by [[Democrat]]s, many states in the United States have laws adopting forms of early voting. According to the Early Voting Center at Reed College, the following states allow early voting in 2012: North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada and Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reed.edu/earlyvoting/calendar/|title=Early voting calendar, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref>

Early voting has spread as [[liberals]] learn how to exploit it.  Early voting has been adopted in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.  As pushed by [[Democrat]]s, many states in the United States have laws adopting forms of early voting. According to the Early Voting Center at Reed College, the following states allow early voting in 2012: North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada and Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reed.edu/earlyvoting/calendar/|title=Early voting calendar, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref>

In 2008, one-third of Americans voted prior to Election Day, and that fraction continues to increase.  In the [[Mystery:Nevada Election 2010|Nevada Election 2010]], more than half the votes cast were by early voting.  Some states make the list of early voters and absentee voters available to the public or to the political campaigns. Scholars consider both early voting and absentee voting to be forms of "convenience voting."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earlyvoting.net/research/journal-article/convenience-voting-gronke-galanes-rosenbaum-miller-toffey-2008/|title=Convenience Voting|author=Gronke, Galanes-Rosenbaum, Miller, Toffey|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref> which are used by more that 30% of United States voters.

In 2008, one-third of Americans voted prior to Election Day, and that fraction continues to increase.  In the [[Mystery:Nevada Election 2010|Nevada Election 2010]], more than half the votes cast were by early voting.  Some states make the list of early voters and absentee voters available to the public or to the political campaigns.

Most states allow early voting in some form, but the percentage of votes cast by early voting varies from 100% to just a few percent.

Most states allow early voting in some form, but the percentage of votes cast by early voting varies from 100% to just a few percent.