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

For all the shitty things about missouri, they have voting done up pretty well. 2 hours paid time off required to go vote on election day and anyone can show up like a month ahead of election day to their county clerks office or wherever the counties location is set up to early vote, plus a mail in voter system for people who can't physically go vote. I already vote a couple weeks ago and it took like 15 minutes.

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

'cause apparently you guys elect a king every 4 years, with the power to completely change the course of your country, so it's only right you honour him accordingly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or simply vote on the Sundays...

[–] doingthestuff 2 points 2 months ago

This Sunday is the last day for early voting in Ohio. There's no voting this Monday but lots more polling places open open on election day Tuesday. I voted yesterday though.

[–] SuperEars 2 points 2 months ago

Fun fact! The official name for that holiday is Washington's Birthday.

I don't know the story behind its label of President's Day but on the federal reserve's website it shows:
"Washington's Birthday (President's Day)"

[–] LovableSidekick 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree, giving people the day off to encourage voting makes more sense than honoring unnamed presidents (Washington and Lincoln if you're too young to remember). Repubs overall won't go for this because they know more voting is bad for them. Wacky, huh?

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

Bcs the few are important & worshipped, the many are expendable and barely deserving of human-level acknowledgment.

/s
(or at least I wish it was sarcasm)

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

We have it in Malaysia if the polling date is in weekdays, and we usually have general election on Saturday so most people have no reason not to vote. And even then, we have law that said employer cannot stop employees from going to vote and this is heavily enforced. Though our election is only one day, and once the polling station close, anything or anyone that arrive afterward is not counted

[–] johannesvanderwhales 2 points 2 months ago

Early voting is a better solution to the problem than making it a day off, though.

[–] IMongoose 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I do, try living in a blue state.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I live in a red state and have the day off, champ.

[–] IMongoose 1 points 2 months ago

Nice, here is an actual relevant map:

https://www.lgbtmap.org/democracy-maps/election_day_holiday_paid_time_off_to_vote

It's really about split whether or not states will let you leave work to vote

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I mean in my state I now have like 8 election days off.

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