Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Why Tuesday? asks why we have election days on tuesdays. Good question.

There has been an NGO called Why Tuesday? asking the question:  Why is election day on a tuesday?  Among other electoral reforms, they have supported voting on a day more accessible to voters; they advocate a federal holiday for general election day.

Tuesday is in the middle of the work week.  Not as many people have the freedom to vote on Tuesday as on the weekend.

Civic responsibility demands that we encourage as many people as possible to vote.  Having primaries/ caucuses, runoffs and general elections on the weekend is a major step in that direction.


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