Why is voting in the US not on weekends? Or even at a specific voting holiday attached to weekends. Seems like a deliberate choice to make people not to vote.
this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2024
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Well...you answered your own question.
And you are correct.
The number of people who can't easily vote because they can't afford to miss work and don't have mail-in access is significant.
It's fucking bullshit.
Gotta vote out the representatives that don't support making voting more accessible to people who are legally able to vote.
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Voted first week of early voting, & my partner did too!
Already voted. It looks like Bexar county is going to smash a turnout record.
Denton county - checking in and kicking ass st 52%
https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/november-2024-turnout-tracker/
Man @[email protected] youve posted this in what seems like every single state and city community on the Lemmyverse. Some dedication.
Already voted — hope everyone gets out there. Would be pretty awesome to have Allred win our senate seat; super long shot, but a Texan can dream.
Is it weird how easy it is to early vote in Texas? Also the "I voted" stickers are pretty dope this year. Not as cool as a werewolf ripping his shirt off, but still cool.
I think it's became a bipartisan thing (albeit more hush hush for GOP) after the last few elections suggested that older people (who are likely Republicans) prefer it and preventing them causes problems for both party turn out (but again, Republicans).
The only reason GOP publicly hate on it is because that helps the "stop the steal" lies. And they flip flop on that message constantly.
I think the voting stickers vary based on where you are, mine was just “I VOTED / YO VOTÉ”
So jealous of that Michigan sticker. I just got a dumb eagle.
Where I live, early voting is the norm and election day is more like a deadline. The longer it's left, the more arduous it gets. Like shopping for Xmas gifts lol
Hmmm voting on the day of the election might be good for those who'd be willing to. Maybe I'm just being paranoid though.
Hopefully it stays easy and no one in the Texas government tries anything.