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https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/table-18-states-with-all-mail-elections
If you live in one of these 18 states, don't even bother going anywhere to vote. I get my primary ballot, and my general ballot in the mail just over one month before election day. As long as it has a postmark on or before election day, (don't wait till election day) it is a valid vote.
If you don't live in one of the 18, flood your state legislature with calls, emails, and visits to their office in support of mail in voting measures. This is so much better for everyone.
I don't have to stand in a line, I don't have to remember an exact day. I get the envelope and within a week or two I sit down with the ballot, and the ballot guide, and then start looking for news stories about the candidates that are not from the current campaign year. It helps remind me that, oh yeah, this Democrat decided to embezzle a bunch of money a couple years back, better check the competition out. It normally only takes me a few hours, but I have their vote history, and everything else I need to try to pick someone that isn't gonna screw anyone over.
Mail in voting is the best. I love it so much. It's a crime that not everyone has the option.