Early voting has its problems

Early voting in North Carolina.             2sides2ron

   Far be it from me to know all the precautions taken to maintain the integrity of voting in the US but there are certain aspects about early voting which I find troubling.
   The proponents of the activity stress that it makes it easier for some folks to be able to vote because of scheduling conflicts or special needs or it's too crowded or they can't get off the couch.
   I thought that's what absentee ballots were supposed to address.
   However the biggest reason to champion the practice may be to offset bad weather, which with today's accurate forecasting allows voters the ability to decide whether or not to wait until Election Day.
   I believe the more days people are allowed to vote provides even more days to tamper with votes cast or bogus votes to be entered.
   And some states don't have early voting — if early voting is allowed it should include all the states. It seems to me that there should be uniform federal rules to elect someone to a federal position.
   But what disturbs me the most is that candidates can campaign in states during the early voting time period. This allows rallies to be held where a candidate whips up the crowd and directs them to buses which then take them to the polls to vote. It just seems un-American.
   North Dakota's election day restriction on campaigning was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge and while portions of the law seem draconian the spirit of the 1911 edict is correct.
   I believe all campaigning, including TV ads, should end at midnight prior to election day. If a candidate hasn't made his or her point by then it simply means they are a bad communicator and probably shouldn't be elected anyway.