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In reply to the discussion: Why Do So Few Vote In US? [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,839 posts)54. I have often voted in schools that stay open for the election.
In more than one state.
Too bad your schools don't stay open. Kids ought to see democracy in action.
A couple of weeks ago there was a school bond issue in my current city. I voted at a school, and the very best part was that students were working the computers where they checked us in and gave us that ballots. I thought that was beyond cool. Adults were also there, but in the short time I was there they simply pointed me in the correct direction and then made sure I put my ballot in the scanner and gave me the "I voted" sticker.
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FYI, lower-income Americans are considerably less likely to vote than higher-income Americans.
YoungDemCA
Feb 2017
#20
+1, this is the science in human behavior !!! Its been relatively peaceful for the last 30-40 yrs
uponit7771
Feb 2017
#50
sure... not here in MA... but we do have a long history of voter suppression... but
eniwetok
Feb 2017
#9
Here in Michigan, schools are all closed on election day, because they are all polling places.
putitinD
Feb 2017
#48
They don't like the adults that just walk in the door around the students, no way of screening
putitinD
Feb 2017
#55
the school where I vote has one main entrance, then a very open floor plan, and the gym is
putitinD
Feb 2017
#59
The system discourages voting. Americans have been taught to value working/money above citizenship.
haele
Feb 2017
#4