21 October—I early-voted yesterday. And thanks to Connecticut’s curbside voting, I didn’t even have to get out of my car to do it. All but three states—Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire—offer their own versions of early in-person voting, with some allowing voters to cast their ballots over a month before Election Day; Connecticut’s early voting starts a mere 15 days before Election Day.

Just over half the states offer curbside voting. Technically it’s only for disabled drivers or passengers, but no verification of disability is required, at least in Connecticut.

Connecticut still offers in-person absentee voting and now you don’t need an excuse—like religious belief or illness—to do it; and applying for a mail-in ballot in Connecticut is easier than ever, to say the least.

In fact, voting in Connecticut and most other states is too easy and thus attracts people who certainly have a constitutional right to vote but really aren’t interested, don’t know what they’re doing, and therefore shouldn’t be doing it. To a large extent, politicians of all persuasions depend and prey on voters like that.

As for early in-person voting, not only is it a waste of state and municipal money, it’s totally unnecessary. The only argument in its favor is that it may reduce lines at the polls on Election Day. And that’s because people who would otherwise vote on Election Day are now voting early, not that more people who should be voting are voting.

So it appears that Aeolus, the ruler of winds, cast his ballot early. These signs put up by Litchfield Republicans stood together and were blown down together a few days ago. At least the Republican Town Committee’s annual pasta supper sign—it’s tomorrow—is still standing. Doubtless because it’s not connected with the toppled candidates . . .