text: Let's not pretend that having to stand in line to vote is the best way to encourage voting. Many are denied this right due to an expectation or financial need to work that day, or the lines are so long as to discourage voting. Finally, polling places allow a convenient spot for opposing forces to intimidate or protest. 
  
  Or we could, say, vote by mail but require a paper trail, like we already do. Nah - makes too much sense!