The first few times I voted, all voting was on one day only and all schools served as polling places. I never knew anyone who didn’t vote once they turned 18. Of course back then all the stores in our area closed at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Restaurants did not open until Noon on Sunday because most people went to church on Sunday morning and retail stores and entertainment venues were closed on Sunday.
The real issue, IMO, is how to devise a system which would work in today’s electronic world and honestly reflect the wishes of the voters. We also need to have an educational system beginning in kindergarten that teaches American history honestly and stresses the importance of voting. Everyone has to feel like their vote means something.
“The real issue, IMO, is how to devise a system which would work in today’s electronic world and honestly reflect the wishes of the voters. We also need to have an educational system beginning in kindergarten that teaches American history honestly and stresses the importance of voting. Everyone has to feel like their vote means something.”
All very fine, but it will take YEARS. Get started, good ideas.
The national voting day can happen fairly quickly.
Perhaps you missed the part about it being a teachable moment for families to go vote together, as a family. An opportunity (day off) to discuss voting, candidates, political parties, etc. It could be a far better education day than if they had gone to school.
I never knew anyone who didn’t vote once they turned 18.
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Don’t know how young you are Grams but when I turned 18, the voting age was 21.