2y ago

Pew: Even amid high turnout, less than 40% of Americans voted in all three most recent national elections

www.cnn.com Pew: Even amid high turnout, less than 40% of Americans voted in all three most recent national elections | CNN Politics

Only 37% of eligible American citizens voted in all three of the most recent national general elections, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center – even though those elections saw some of the highest turnout in decades. The analysis, which tracked individual Americans’ vot...

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If the elections were on a weekend, like Saturday or Sunday then I turn out would be greater. But the puritans evangelists say that Sunday is for their imaginary little man living in the skies 🙄
- Ooo we should make it a national holiday! Have public transportation for everyone to get there and fully support mail in voting across the country.
  
  When would the bus drivers vote, then? Just do away with voting day and have a voting week instead.
  
  Surely they could still vote in the morning or for the last drop off. Week would be cool too but it would have to be 7 days and not just business days. I hate that so many places close after 8-5 M-F makes it impossible to do anything haha
  
  I work in a restaurant and don't get any national holidays off and work weekends when do I vote?
  
  When do you vote now?
  
  Lucky for me my state has mail in and a month of early voting

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