The downsides of all-access early voting

PajamasMedia has recently posted this piece that rails against universal access, no excuses early voting allowances that are more and more available.

Some of the points that are made could be argued away by saying that it is the responsibility of the individual voter to gather as much information as possible about the candidates in order to make a more informed decision, and that pretty much demands waiting until Election Day.

But this practice certainly opens up opportunities for any candidate or party to game the system to their advantage. Our democratic elections are too sacred and valuable to mess with. I agree with the author: Early voting has to go.