There must be an awful lot of people who are excused for a variety of reasons. Right now, I imagine an awful lot of reasons include I don't want to expose myself to Covid-19. How about a mail in ballot like we have here in Oregon and they're talking about extending to the rest of our country?
Yeah we are able to postal vote. Normally you need to apply for it, and have a good reason, like you're going to be interstate or overseas. That may change for the next election, and they'll let anyone postal vote without needing a reason.
There is no perfect way of making the best selection. Each has pros and cons. I haven't given it enough thought to pick the one with the most pros and the least cons.