These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

In-Person Voting

People are lazy these days, there's no denying that. People also hate crowds and lines. Even if there's no other excuse, many people choose to vote with mail-in ballots rather than making the trip to their polling place.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.