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Ziggysmom

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6. Nearly all other developed nations hold their elections on Saturdays or Sundays.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 05:59 AM

Dec 2022

It's time we give up the old 19th century law that was made to give rural voters a day of travel to reach their voting destination. It's just plain stupid having elections on a busy workday for most people. I suppose repubes like making it inconvenient to add to their voter suppression ideals.

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