40 days of voting Is Election Day losing its meaning because of early voting? As a Democrat, I say, vote early and often The only people who would object to Iowa voting now are racist Republicans trying to suppress minorities It's fine. The more often people have to vote, the stronger our democracy will be As long as voters provide authenticated identification, I have no problem It just feels wrong to be voting for president before the first debate 40 days before Election Day in Iowa is just too much Absentee and mail-in votes are fine, but extended voting could present more opportunities for voter fraud With voting 40 days early, what good is an October surprise? What ever happened to going to polls on Election Day, presenting ID and using a paper ballot to choose the president? Other View Results Loading ...