Have You Read Your Ballot Yet?

I received my voter information the other day and read through to discover two things that I previously wasn't 100% clear on.

Question 1:

This question is asking you the citizens of Maryland to allow early voting.
I believe that if we vote to have this instituted we are only asking for trouble. Trouble like they have seen in 14 different states that do allow it.
Election Day is election day period.
If you are in the service, or in a long term care facility, then I believe you should be qualified for an absentee ballot, but these should be the only reasons that one would qualify.
I have personally seen the corruption of absentee ballots, and over the last few weeks the corruptive ability of these ballots has been witnessed by the rest of the country.
Look the US goes into other countries to ensure that they have fair elections.
There is no reason why we can't conduct one of our own.
I would actually rather see the kind of voting that we provide for other countries for this election, because I am not so sure that it will be anywhere near accurate.
In other countries the if you want to vote with assistance of the US, you go to the polling place and stick your finger in cup of ink that doesn't come off for 72 hours, and your seal your vote with your finger print. No ID, no provisional ballots, no BS. You either have the ink on your finger or you don't and they can also use the blue light on it to see if there is any residue.
It is my personal opinion that all of the states that are in question this year should be polled in this very manner. If not, I believe that not one American will be satified with the outcome of the election, no matter who wins.

Question 2:

Slot machines. What I don't like about this question is the states ability to decide what regions receive them and what regions don't.
I believe in the free market and if a businessman feels he could make a good business in an area, I don't think it is up to the state to decide. I believe it is up to the community where he wishes to locate.
Look, Maryland has ZERO natural resources for exploitation, and there is nothing to support the huge bureaucracy that we know as our state. They are going to look endlessly for ways to support themselves, because they certainly never consider shrinking their size. The state always packages anything controversial by saying the proceeds will go to the kids, but it isn't long before they outgrow the proceeds and profits from any program they have set up and they look for something else.
I remember as a child when casino's lined the 301 corridor in Charles County. Charles was prosperous and everyone benefited from the casino's. Names that you see in Vegas lined the corridor, the Sands, the Desert Inn, the Stardust, the Flamingo, but they are long gone.
After they were done away with it took nearly 30 years for Charles to recover. The casino's sat empty and tumbleweeds blew across the highway. Now that it has recovered it is quickly going into another recession as the casino replacements have been retail outlets that are now closing up almost as quickly.
What would happen to Pocomoke City, if a River Boat Casino were allowed to tie up at our dock?
I personally believe, that it would give the downtown the economic shot that it needs. With a casino, there would be a reason to have outlets for all the other creature comforts people want and need, all without costing the town or the state a dime.
People are going to gamble and do things that aren't necessarily the best thing for them, there is no reason to send the money to DE when we can have it here.
In closing I don't mind the slots, I mind the state interference.