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That's pretty sickening, but can't help but consider true. Upvoted and added this comment for emphasis. In Australia voting day is always a Saturday, from 8 am
by sundvor 10y ago
That's pretty sickening, but can't help but consider true. Upvoted and added this comment for emphasis.
In Australia voting day is always a Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm, also with ample opportunity to mail in beforehand. Oh and you'll be fined if you don't cast your vote... It may not be perfect, but appears way more democratic to me than the US elections.
http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/polling.htm http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/polling.htm
(When I left Norway nearly two decades ago, so glad I didn't go to the US now.)
- EpicEng 10y ago>but can't help but consider true You may want to reconsider your logical approach here, because it's not true at all.
- ghaff 10y agoI often vote absentee (or "early" this year) in the US because of travel or just because. But if I had to vote in person I'd guess I'd miss at least as many votes on weekends because I'm off somewhere as weekdays. I'm also unconvinced that forced voting is a positive. If you don't care enough to develop an opinion and vote, why should your random "because you have to" vote count?
- ghostDancer 10y agoIn some countries you can vote blank(you don't find a good enough representation among the parties) or a non valid vote (as a protest). The problem is how they count those votes, in Spain is like if have not voted.
- Amezarak 10y agoAt least in the US, Saturday is a workday too for millions, if not tens of millions, of people, most of them working class or poor. [1] [1] https://www.bls.gov/TUS/CHARTS/WORK.HTM https://www.bls.gov/TUS/CHARTS/WORK.HTM