Changes

'''''It is a liberal gimmick that has the effect of partially disenfranchising the value of informed votes on Election Day'''''.  In 2013, states began working towards a restoration of [[Election Day]] voting by cutting back on the expansive early voting.  For example, Nebraska trimmed its period of early voting back a bit.<ref>http://www.propublica.org/article/voting-rights-by-state-map</ref>

'''''It is a liberal gimmick that has the effect of partially disenfranchising the value of informed votes on Election Day'''''.  In 2013, states began working towards a restoration of [[Election Day]] voting by cutting back on the expansive early voting.  For example, Nebraska trimmed its period of early voting back a bit.<ref>http://www.propublica.org/article/voting-rights-by-state-map</ref>

Early voting increases taxpayer expenses by millions of dollars but does not increase turnout. "Early voting, in a sense, is like having my students evaluate my course halfway through the first class," said Professor Matt Streb, who also observed that early voting does not increase overall voter turnout.<ref>http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121111/news/711119900/</ref>   

Early voting increases taxpayer expenses by millions of dollars but does not increase turnout.

Doug Preisse, a Republican member of the Franklin County Board of Elections, described early voting as "contort[ing] the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine."<ref>[http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/19/fight-over-poll-hours-isnt-just-political.html]</ref> "Early voting, in a sense, is like having my students evaluate my course halfway through the first class," said Professor Matt Streb, who also observed that early voting does not increase overall voter turnout.<ref>http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121111/news/711119900/</ref>   

Traditionally, absentee voters had to state one of several allowed reasons to vote before election day, while early voting permits all eligible voters to cast ballots that are not fully informed, prior to Election Day.<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.

Traditionally, absentee voters had to state one of several allowed reasons to vote before election day, while early voting permits all eligible voters to cast ballots that are not fully informed, prior to Election Day.<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.