I used a major stroke or charges of child molestation merely as examples of things that can come to light. There have been plenty of 'October surprises' over the years in all kinds of elections. It doesn't have to be limited to either candidate imploding or getting outed in the press by oppo research - a foreign conflict that bubbles up (or doesn't), natural disaster that tests the candidates, etc. I don't think its all that controversial to say that its better if we are all voting based on the same information set. And I think its definitely better if we all have to gather together to cast our votes.
I'm fine with absentee ballots and I have no doubt that election infrastructure could use a lot of help in certain places. But I vote in Orleans Parish which you would think would be a total clsuterfck but in fact works smoothly, even for huge turnout elections - I think I waited like 10 minutes for Obama's first election which was probably a record turnout in Orleans. So I feel like if Orleans Parish can make it work, so can Ohio.
But, anyway, like I said, I'm old fashioned, and obviously I'm in the small minority given the proliferation of early voting. We're not putting that genie back in the bottle and I'm sure its just a matter of time before its all done online. I just think its a shame.