Mail-in ballots can be easily abused, causing serious voter fraud

How to Steal an Election: Mail-In Ballots presented by Eric Eggers

Is there a problem with universal mail-in balloting? 

Sounds simple enough: You fill out a ballot, stick it in the mail; somebody counts it on Election Day. In fact, we already do that with absentee ballots, right? So why would universal mail-in balloting be any different? 

Well, the biggest difference is that with absentee ballots, the voter specifically asks for a ballot. 

With universal mail-in balloting, ballots are mailed out en masse. Millions of people who would normally go to the polls vote by mail instead.

No national election has ever been conducted this way. And there are very good reasons to be concerned that one ever should. 

Reason #3 to be concerned:

The likelihood of long delays in determining final results.

Americans are used to knowing who won and who lost within hours of the polls closing on Election Day. Of course, some close races take longer to sort out. But the longer it takes, the less legitimate an election seems. 

That is exactly what happened in the 2000 presidential election—Bush v. Gore. Then, the dispute was focused on a single state: Florida. It was finally settled by the Supreme Court over a month later.

If we have a national election that relies heavily on mail-in voting, we're almost certain to see a significant delay before we get the final results. From the post office to the vote counters, the system is just not set up for it.  

In a close contest involving massive mail-in voting, lawsuits disputing the results are inevitable. This could delay final results even longer. And instead of involving a single state, it's likely to involve multiple states. This is a recipe for civil unrest as frustration and fear of a stolen election grips voters.

Bureaucratic incompetence. Shoddy security. Long delays.

These are just some of the concerns any reasonable person should have over universal mail-in balloting. 

What's the solution? 

Simple. If you need to vote absentee, request a ballot. Otherwise, vote like you always have: in person.