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Perhaps, but isn't it just as reasonable that they didn't want to change it? Presumably changing the date would actually censor the vote, with it being nearly
by cderwin 10y ago
Perhaps, but isn't it just as reasonable that they didn't want to change it? Presumably changing the date would actually censor the vote, with it being nearly impossible to get word of the date change to the entire electorate.
- rconti 10y agoI don't think anyone just randomly shows up at the voting booth on the (guessing here) 1st Tuesday of the month in election years. I suspect virtually everyone knows about the exact date due to various forms of publicity. Especially when you consider the many different dates for many different kinds of elections. That said, EVERY interest group is going to favor or disfavor any particular new solution due to perceived advantages of drawbacks to their cause, preventing any progress whatsoever.
- taejo 10y ago> (guessing here) 1st Tuesday of the month in election years It's actually the first Tuesday after the first Monday (in other words, the first Tuesday after the first of November, which is All Saints' Day, and therefore unsuitable).
- LordKano 10y agoIt's one of those things that since it's always been this way, it'll take a really good reason to convince people to change it. I have never known an employer who wouldn't make accommodations for an employee to go vote. I'm sure there's probably a border case somewhere that has happened for the most part, this is the case.