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In Greece, elections are always held on Sundays. No provision for submitting votes by any other means other than physically going to election posts(in practice
by markpapadakis 10y ago
In Greece, elections are always held on Sundays.
No provision for submitting votes by any other means other than physically going to election posts(in practice, the government uses schools), entering a tiny makeshift voting booth (which in theory protects you from prying eyes and gives you privacy, but it really doesn't), selecting one paper sheet among the pack you received before entering the booth (one sheer for each political party), placing it in an envelope, sealing it, exiting the booth and dropping it into a box. It doesn't get more analogue than that. Also, there are penalties for those who do not vote - in theory you will be prosecuted, in practice, AFAIK, it rarely happens, but either way, it adds to the ridiculousness of the whole thing (of course the parties want you to vote, and they conspired to force you to vote by making it illegal not to.. This is Greece).
- matt_wulfeck 10y agoAccording to this [1] article the abstention rate is near 44% for Greek votes. It seems making it easier doesn't not necessarily make it more inclusive. Here in the states I always vote absentee. I get my ballot, fill it out, and drop it in the mailbox. I'm not sure how they can make this process easier without it being online or making the postage free. [1] http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/09/21/voter-turnout-in-greek-elections-drops-to-new-historic-low-infographic/ http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/09/21/voter-turnout-in-...
- blacksmith_tb 10y agoHere in Oregon it can be free, as there are ballot dropboxes at public libraries, along with election commission offices if you don't want pay for a stamp.
- rtpg 10y agoWell in the US early voting is pretty big so you get basically 10 days to vote. I feel like this doesn't come up a lot (though I still think having election day be a holiday is good)