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Weekends don't help retail and shift workers, who are least likely to have the leverage to take time off to vote without losing their jobs or even just going hu
by cauterized 10y ago
Weekends don't help retail and shift workers, who are least likely to have the leverage to take time off to vote without losing their jobs or even just going hungry due to the loss of a few hours' wages.
Make it a whole week, allow mail-in voting without jumping through absentee ballot hoops, or (unrealistically) require all businesses to shut down completely.
- djrogers 10y agoAbsentee ballot 'hoops'? I realize that voting laws vary by state, but the 'hoop' you speak of in California was me checking a single box one time years ago. Every election since that time I've been sent a mail-in ballot form which I can fill out early and mail in, or drop off at the polling place on Election Day. Barely qualifies as a 'hoop' to jump through, and I fail to see how any other vote-by-mail system could be easier.
- blakeyrat 10y agoIn Snohomish County, in Washington State, you get absentee by default. But not every State is California or Washington State. Voting laws vary widely.
- cauterized 10y agoIn NY, at least, you have to fill out a longer form [1] giving one of a very limited set of reasons for needing an absentee ballot. "My employer makes getting to the polls a PITA" is not one of them. Nor is "it's inconvenient". Oh, and it's a felony to "make a false statement" on the application form. [1] http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/Absentee06152010.pdf http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/Absentee0...