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13. Why not Saturday or Sunday? Why Tuesday?

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 12:03 AM

Apr 2014

More countries hold elections on weekends than don't. Move it to the weekend, or make it a national holiday; weekday elections also depress turnout.

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Tuesday after the first Monday in October [View all] William Seger Apr 2014 OP

Now that you mention it, why not, or maybe even August or September. quinnox Apr 2014 #1

Since we are wisihng, January 1st, whatever day it falls on. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #2

Summer vacations, elleng Apr 2014 #4

I like the national holiday idea William Seger Apr 2014 #6

I'm not the first one to come up with it quinnox Apr 2014 #7

agree Beringia Apr 2014 #12

May. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #3

Congress controls the election day. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #5

Thus guaranteeing the House would oppose it... n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #11

The polls should be open for a week and the final day a holiday NightWatcher Apr 2014 #9

And then a few days later off for Veteran's Day? yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #14

Why not Saturday or Sunday? Why Tuesday? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #13

Do it over a weekend--Saturday and Sunday. MADem Apr 2014 #15