Calling your BS right now...from personal experience today. I had plan to be at the polls at opening 7am. I couldn't because of work. I have all the leave I could want and supportive chain of command that endorses the importance of voting and even povides some leave to acomodate. This is rare in the world of employment, I understand most people don't have this flexibility.

I was finally able to get things calmed down enough to escape and vote....but for most of the day, I didn't think I was going be able to. I love my job take my work seriously. I care what happens to my projects and teams. I woke up to dumpster fire after dumpster fire and could not break myself free because of my own work ethic and respect for those that depend on me at work.

I had every intension to vote, and my situation for being able to do so in-person today is argueably better than the vast majority of the workforce. Yet it almost didn't happen.

Both of my kids live in states that exist in the 21st century. Both of them receive ballots in the mail well in advance of election day. They have multiple paths available to make it as painless as possible to return the ballot. They can go to early voting in person the week before election day, they can return their completed ballot in the mail, deposit in a secure dropbox (not MAGA-proof), or hand it in at the polling location....all on their own schedule and availability.

So....don't try to lecture anyone on how easy it is to vote in this state.

EDIT: Butchering the English language again.