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I feel like weekend voting would help for those who work "regular 9-5 jobs" but those who are young, and say still in college/university and working weekends, w
by jharger 9y ago
I feel like weekend voting would help for those who work "regular 9-5 jobs" but those who are young, and say still in college/university and working weekends, would now have a more difficult time voting. The weekend type jobs usually won't let you have time off to vote, they schedule you that time because they're busy, so it might be much more difficult for those people.
At least the weekday election day somewhat levels the playing field, at least as I see it.
- ekimekim 9y agoWhy not leave the polls open for multiple days then?
- abawany 9y agoTexas has early voting for about two weeks prior to poll day, which makes voting convenient. That said, the recent attempts at voter suppression and gerrymandering abuse are saddening.
- ben-schaaf 9y agoWhy not just make it a public holiday? Maybe even offer some cheap food at each venue.
- aninhumer 9y agoI'd go beyond that even. The US loves pageantry and celebrating freedom. But what event could be more appropriate for a celebration of freedom than voting day itself? You could have small festivals at every voting booth to encourage people to come out to vote, and you could even move the ballot boxes as part of a big parade so there's absolutely no doubt in the process.