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BSdetect

(8,995 posts)
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:55 PM Sep 2016

Postal vote

We need to encourage people who do not normally vote to try postal voting.

The USA holds elections on a workday and that makes it hard for many people to get out to vote. Insanity.

Not to mention the attempted suppression, ridiculous lack of time, long lines, long waits, inclement weather etc

Get your postal vote arranged ahead of time. There may be time limits as to when you can opt to receive a voting letter by post.



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Postal vote (Original Post) BSdetect Sep 2016 OP
Most advanced countries make voting day a national holiday StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #1
This is not an advanced country when it comes to democracy world wide wally Sep 2016 #2
A lot of states have early voting yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #3
I think most states are pretty good Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #4

StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
1. Most advanced countries make voting day a national holiday
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:02 PM
Sep 2016

And/or they allow you three days to make it in to the polling place to cast your vote.

Why do we make it sooo hard for working people in America to cast their votes?
Hmm? I wonder..

 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
4. I think most states are pretty good
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:58 PM
Sep 2016

Ohio's polls are open from 6:30 am until 7:30 PM.

Your employer is required to allow time off for you to vote.

They have no excuse absentee ballots.

They are more than 25 days where you can vote early, including 2 weekends.

I realize some states are worse, but if you want to vote, you have no excuse not to.

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