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This particular idea seems bad from a security standpoint. But we do need to make some major changes to level the playing field so that people who have small c
by fallingfrog 8y ago
This particular idea seems bad from a security standpoint. But we do need to make some major changes to level the playing field so that people who have small children, move often, work odd hours- in other words, everyone except for propertied old people- are able to vote.
I can see a few ways to make this happen:
1) make voting day a national holiday
2) automate voter registration when you file a tax return and make same-day registration the law nationwide
3) automatically mail everyone an absentee ballot
- mnx 8y agoJust curious, why do Americans always talk about making it a holiday, wouldn't moving it to a sunday create similar effect, while being much simpler? This is how we do it here in Poland.
- fallingfrog 8y agoThat would work too, but most customer serving businesses are open all weekend, so moving it to the weekend would mostly help people working 9-to-5 jobs, but not the young frequently moving people you are trying to target, who are also the ones working weekends and late nights. Whereas on federal holidays like Christmas, only gas stations and hospitals are open.
- wasdfff 8y agoPeople working minimum wage jobs will still be working Election Day unless it’s very strictly enforced. Plenty of places are open on federal holidays; McDonald’s does not close on christmas.
- fallingfrog 8y agoYeah, true enough..