[Vision2020] Voter turnout
DonovArn@aol.com
DonovArn@aol.com
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:41:10 EST
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I disagree with the concept of making it a holiday. But I do not agree that
it is always a matter of laziness nor is it always a 20 minute task.
Making it a holiday on Tuesday, that would just make many people take
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off. It was put on a Tuesday because Tuesday is
the day that most people are in the town they work that is closest day after
the weekend.
In some places it takes as long as 3-4 hours to vote. Get the kids ready,
drive to the polls, find a parking space, wait in line for 1-2 hours, and drive
back. Takes some motivation to do all that. Not everyone works and lives in
Idaho. About 1/2 the population that votes has to deal with this.
Other times some people do work for the entire day. If they work from
7AM-5PM, ten hours, that then they have to pick kids up at day care and the polls
close at 8 PM. That is tough challenge to complete. Some people also work and go
to school and have kids and have children. Not easy to get there on a Tuesday.
If you wanted to increase voter turnout the best thing to do is increase the
number of day you can vote, say to Tuesday-Thursday. Then do like Oregon, just
automatically send absentee ballots to every registered voter in the state 4
weeks before the election.
Pretty simple things to do to increase the voter turner.
I also think they need to start voting in March instead of November because
it is hard for some people to get out of the house in the winter.
Donovan J Arnold
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<DIV>I disagree with the concept of making it a holiday. But I do not agree=20=
that it is always a matter of laziness nor is it always a 20 minute task.</D=
IV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Making it a holiday on Tuesday, that would just make many people take S=
aturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off. It was put on a Tuesday b=
ecause Tuesday is the day that most people are in the town they work that is=
closest day after the weekend. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In some places it takes as long as 3-4 hours to vote. Get the kids read=
y, drive to the polls, find a parking space, wait in line for 1-2 hours, and=
drive back. Takes some motivation to do all that. Not everyone works and li=
ves in Idaho. About 1/2 the population that votes has to deal with this. </D=
IV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Other times some people do work for the entire day. If they work from 7=
AM-5PM, ten hours, that then they have to pick kids up at day care and the p=
olls close at 8 PM. That is tough challenge to complete. Some people also wo=
rk and go to school and have kids and have children. Not easy to get there o=
n a Tuesday.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If you wanted to increase voter turnout the best thing to do is increas=
e the number of day you can vote, say to Tuesday-Thursday. Then do like Oreg=
on, just automatically send absentee ballots to every registered voter in th=
e state 4 weeks before the election.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Pretty simple things to do to increase the voter turner. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I also think they need to start voting in March instead of November&nbs=
p;because it is hard for some people to get out of the house in the winter.<=
/DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Donovan J Arnold</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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