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6. There's a reason we vote on Tuesdays

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 04:03 PM

Oct 2020

Back in the day, voters had to travel to their county seat to vote. As transportation was limited largely to feet and horses, it could take the better part of a day to get there, so voters (and they were a small percentage of the population back then, mainly white male landowners of means) spent Monday traveling, Tuesday engaging in election activities (voting and drinking), and returned home on Wednesday. Since one had to attend church on Sunday, election day obviously couldn't be on Monday since traveling on the Sabbath was frowned on. So Tuesday it was for election day.

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BREAKING: NYC to extend early voting hours [View all] brooklynite Oct 2020 OP

We just may get to see what Amy Coney Barrett has to say about that Under The Radar Oct 2020 #1

Honestly, too many people seem to believe the Court can do whatever it wants. brooklynite Oct 2020 #2

Yep and the constitution gives the states the choice on how their elections are held and conducted Under The Radar Oct 2020 #3

Just like no basis for challenging accepting ballots received after election day. Statistical Oct 2020 #5

Actually, they did have a basis... brooklynite Oct 2020 #7

They won't bother with this NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #8

SCOTUS "that is unconstitutional". Statistical Oct 2020 #4

There's a reason we vote on Tuesdays Retrograde Oct 2020 #6