When the voter goes down to the polls to vote, we can check his picture ID, make sure the face in front of us matches the photo, we can ask for address, we can check him/her off on the voter rolls. It may not be perfect, but we can do a first order reasonableness check on the voter to see if he/her is legitimate.
When a mail in ballot arrives at town hall, we cannot do any of this, except maybe check that the name on the ballot is on the voter list. Anyone could have filled out the mail in ballot. I think we should restrict mail in ballots to only the most necessary cases, say a member of the armed forces stationed overseas, or even just stationed on the far side of the country. For the elderly and infirm, both political parties are more than happy to provide a ride to the polls, if family cannot do it.
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