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What do you think? (Original Post)
Playinghardball
May 2014
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FSogol
(45,476 posts)1. No. Extending voting to a 3 day period, such as Thursday, Friday, Saturday, would be better. n/t
surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)5. Three weeks would be better.
Early voting has been successful in getting more people to the polls.
FSogol
(45,476 posts)6. That would require a lot of poll workers and oversight. n/t
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)2. Yep.
Also he should set up a national electoral map commission since the states to a great extent have gerrymandered districts terribly.
Bryant
Exposethefrauds
(531 posts)3. No because having Election Day a national holiday
Would only result in a day off to have fun or something else, those who don't vote won't
The best way to get people to vote is a tax credit for voting, Say $2000 per person
Turn out would be very high over 80% would be my estimate
onethatcares
(16,166 posts)4. I agree with response
number 1.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)7. My answer