General Discussion

Retrograde

(11,361 posts)

42. What about the people who need to work on holidays?

Fri Jul 21, 2023, 12:39 PM

Jul 2023

Hospital workers, bus drivers and other transit workers, emergency workers, home care givers? Their work can't just be put on hold for a day.* And will transit systems run on holiday schedules, making it harder for people who depend on them to get to their polling place? And what about students who live far away from where they go to school? The cost of going back for one day can be prohibitively expensive.

The better solution is to provide a reasonable early voting period - and not just at the county registrar's office - and no-excuse mail voting.

*That's not even mentioning the people who think: Tuesday's a holiday, so I'll just take Monday off as well and have a four day weekend.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

43 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

'This Is a Really Big Deal': How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP [View all] BeckyDem Jul 2023 OP

"A Republican-killing Death Star" Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #1

Could they replicate this in other red states? calimary Jul 2023 #31

Maybe now they'll be able to get rid of Ron "Putin Asset" Johnson next time he's up for re-election. catbyte Jul 2023 #2

Wouldn't that be fantastic! YES! liberalla Jul 2023 #14

Fingers crossed that that asshole gets some sort of punishment Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #17

that would be 2028. maxsolomon Jul 2023 #19

GOP trying to stop college kids from being able to vote Johnny2X2X Jul 2023 #3

Tennessee, just reading in the Atlantic Old Crank Jul 2023 #11

If/when this happens, colleges should have a long weekend break over election day. sybylla Jul 2023 #30

Needs to be a Federal Holliday Johnny2X2X Jul 2023 #33

What about the people who need to work on holidays? Retrograde Jul 2023 #42

We could be more creative and flexible about the holiday ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #43

I want to recommend this a million times! Greybnk48 Jul 2023 #4

I think it's exciting too! BeckyDem Jul 2023 #5

College kids did it in the 60s, they can do it again. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #6

Wisconsin needs to... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #7

A perfect example. Snackshack Jul 2023 #8

And what's so ironic about this whole development? Republicans via their scumbag maneuvers SWBTATTReg Jul 2023 #9

They will propose raising the voting age..haha n/t hibbing Jul 2023 #10

Ty, excellent! appalachiablue Jul 2023 #12

Dane County could do outreach to the several smaller Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #13

Dear DUers who keep dissing Gen Z: Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #15

I'll disrespect every generation. maxsolomon Jul 2023 #20

Gen Z has saved our ass over the past three election cycles. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #22

Do you know any? maxsolomon Jul 2023 #24

Uhh, I do indeed. I gave birth to two Gen Zers. They are not at all "insufferable." Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #29

OK, humor is dead on DU. I keep forgetting. maxsolomon Jul 2023 #32

Okay, sorry. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #35

Maybe not dead, but definitely ailing, and calimary Jul 2023 #40

Yes, this is why they're working so hard to kill higher education (well, ALL education, really...) n TygrBright Jul 2023 #16

We can't keep the Whitehouse and Senate, and take back the House, with college towns only SpankMe Jul 2023 #18

And every year that gets easier Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #21

It seems few people realize that; 1/3 of eligible voters DIDNT VOTE in '20 oldsoftie Jul 2023 #36

Fuck around and find out time for R'fascists. lark Jul 2023 #23

If they DO allow that, then those students must vote their home ballot oldsoftie Jul 2023 #38

Dane County is also growing faster than Wisconsin as a whole GregariousGroundhog Jul 2023 #25

This is good news! Wild blueberry Jul 2023 #26

That's how it should be Warpy Jul 2023 #27

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2023 #28

There are some Republicans who've tired of the far-right bullshit. oldsoftie Jul 2023 #34

Absolutely true. BeckyDem Jul 2023 #37

Remember the infamous Ron Johnson video? oldsoftie Jul 2023 #39

I had forgotten! BeckyDem Jul 2023 #41