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Presidential election popular vote tallies lined up against “did not vote” (mbin.grits.dev)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Election Day should be a national holiday to give folks a chance to vote.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pay for postage for mail-in voters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No postage needed in California, nor Massachusetts if I recall correctly. Does your state really make you find a stamp to vote in 2024? That sucks, sorry to hear that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I have to ship it internationally

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I mean, at least put it on the weekend, like other countries (or at least mine).

Allow early in-person voting centres and postal votes. Make it convenient.

Though, maybe these are only widespread in mandatory voting counties (like mine), because you'd get massive complaints if it wasn't convenient.

Turnout is unsurprisingly, very high here.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Who would run the polling stations and run public transit?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

You don’t have public transit on national holidays and Sundays? Next you are going to ask who is going to work in hospitals and restaurants

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Those deemed necessary could be given a day off to early vote.