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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:44 PM Original message |
Why do we vote on a weekday, thereby decreasing turnout? |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. election day should be a national holiday |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Agree |
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PDittie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because the Constitution says so? |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Right, but THIS is something well worthy of changing, unlike DOMA |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. your answer is held within the question. |
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quam (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Historical Reason |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. Election day not finalized until the last century |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. to further disenfranchise the poor |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Voting on both Saturday and Sunday would not be feasible... |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. NY state law says you must get a paid hour off of work |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. Early voting is the only answer. |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think weekend voting would have lower turnout... |
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Palacsinta (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. Polling places in convenience stores? |
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wakeup call (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think you answered your own question |
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loftycity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. Because they want low turn out--the elite have always wanted low |
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Robbie67 (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. Election polls should be open for a week |
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