Should the FVCC election have been conducted by mail ballot? For me, the answer is Yes, and not just Yes, but Yes fortissimo — and I dislike and usually oppose elections by mail ballot (see Mail Ballot Folly). Turnout does not increase in general elections conducted by mail, but it does in common low turnout elections (school and municipal, primarily) conducted by mail, and the boost can be dramatic.
There are only two reasons, neither good, not to conduct these elections by mail ballot: