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It's written in the Constitution as to when voting should occur. Remember, this was written for the late 18th century, so doing anything on Sundays was general
by mbreese 16y ago
It's written in the Constitution as to when voting should occur. Remember, this was written for the late 18th century, so doing anything on Sundays was generally frowned upon. Plus, changing something like this would be far more difficult than just giving everyone the day off.
However, in this country there is a constant struggle between trying to let more people vote versus trying to restrict voting. Hence why a lot of people are up in arms about potential voter fraud. The traditional wisdom is that more voters helps one party, fewer helps another. With this as a factor, you can see how it would be very difficult to change the day of voting to make it more convenient for people.
- ugh 16y agoIt’s not in the Constitution as far as I can see. Election day seems to be determined by an ordinary law.
- mbreese 16y agoAnd this is why I'm glad that we don't have to pass a test to vote. I'd fail that question. I blame my third grade social studies teacher. :). The date is set by an act of Congress from 1845. http://memory.loc.gov/ll/llsl/005/0700/07590721.tif http://memory.loc.gov/ll/llsl/005/0700/07590721.tif I think my other arguments still stand though...