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Most countries hold their elections on weekends to avoid that problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_day).
by davidgay 11y ago
Most countries hold their elections on weekends to avoid that problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_day).
- ekimekim 11y agoAnd again, the young are more likely to be working in retail or hospitality where they work on weekends, not full-time monday to friday office jobs.
- techdragon 11y agoWhere I live the election booths open before retail trading hours begin, from memory, a full two hours before the bulk of retailers open. And voting takes like ~15 minutes at the worst of times, so even these have the opportunity to vote on the day.