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While I agree that older people tend to vote in greater numbers, the excuse that they do so because they have more free time is just that, an excuse. Early voti

While I agree that older people tend to vote in greater numbers, the excuse that they do so because they have more free time is just that, an excuse. Early voting and absentee ballots render that excuse irrelevant, regardless of the number of jobs worked. EDIT: Thanks for educating me regarding some states not offering those options. Although, in those states, I would think most employers would make it easier for their employees to vote on voting day. I mean, I realize that some may not, but that would be the exception not the rule.

uncletaco 8y ago
While his point about having more time is questionable, I think its fair to point out that in some states early voting isn't an option and absentee voting is reserved for military, disabled people, and poll watchers: like Alabama.
pm90 8y ago
> Early voting and absentee ballots render that excuse irrelevant, regardless of the number of jobs worked. Except if you don't have those. Or they exist but are deliberately too hard to get right (e.g. Georgia's Exact match laws where they discard your ballot if it doesn't exactly match your known information, or Ohio's practice of purging voter rolls etc.)
SolaceQuantum 8y ago
Early voting/absentee ballots are highly restricted in several states. For example, in NY (the state I live) I was unable to vote because absentee voting requires registration over a month in advance and whose deadline isn't widely advertised.
mschuster91 8y ago
> While I agree that older people tend to vote in greater numbers, the excuse that they do so because they have more free time is just that, an excuse. I didn't pin just voting on "less free time" but also political engagement aside from consuming social media posts. Meaningful engagement with politics takes a lot of time and energy.

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While I agree that older people tend to vote in greater numbers, the excuse that they do so because they have more free time is just that, an excuse. Early voti

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uncletaco 8y ago
While his point about having more time is questionable, I think its fair to point out that in some states early voting isn't an option and absentee voting is reserved for military, disabled people, and poll watchers: like Alabama.
pm90 8y ago
> Early voting and absentee ballots render that excuse irrelevant, regardless of the number of jobs worked. Except if you don't have those. Or they exist but are deliberately too hard to get right (e.g. Georgia's Exact match laws where they discard your ballot if it doesn't exactly match your known information, or Ohio's practice of purging voter rolls etc.)
SolaceQuantum 8y ago
Early voting/absentee ballots are highly restricted in several states. For example, in NY (the state I live) I was unable to vote because absentee voting requires registration over a month in advance and whose deadline isn't widely advertised.
mschuster91 8y ago
> While I agree that older people tend to vote in greater numbers, the excuse that they do so because they have more free time is just that, an excuse. I didn't pin just voting on "less free time" but also political engagement aside from consuming social media posts. Meaningful engagement with politics takes a lot of time and energy.