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Yes, completely normal here in Switzerland. Approx. 90% vote by mail here [1].

[1]: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/how-the-world-s-most-f...

Voting by mail is, in the absolute, a bad idea, not because of fraud but because it enables vote buying: you can show someone who you are voting for, and thus receive a bribe for it. The "normal" way of voting in a booth removes that verification step and makes vote buying a fool's errand.

Hopefully, in a twisted way, the fact AI enables convincing fake pictures and videos makes this vote buying scheme unpractical now, but it was a vector of attack until very recently, especially with encrypted communication and cryptocurrencies.

Don’t you guys have many more referendums than other countries by nature of your direct democracy? At that point streamlining the process becomes crucial.

Yes, that's true, and we go to the polls on average four to five times per year. Indeed, this leads to making the process lean and efficient. However, this trusted process too is under pressure to change. Recently, voting via internet has been discussed, which could potentially undermine its trustworthiness.

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