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Friday, October 12, 2012

Why do we vote on TUESDAY?

There is no election more momentous or prestigious that the presidential election. During the weeks, days, and final hours prior to the BIG day, questions continuously arise with many, many never receiving an answer. Some questions remain unanswered even after the election, in fact, they sometimes never receive an answer.
The question for today focuses on the 'day' for the election...a Tuesday.
 
Do you know why the presidential election is always held on a Tuesday? This is a weekday, working day, school day, one of the most active days of the week! Easy to get off from work? No school because it is a holiday? No activities planned on Tuesdays? Day set aside so EVERYONE can vote?
 
Um-m-m-m? What IS the answer?
 
 
Why Tuesday indeed?

 
 



What are your thoughts on the voting DAY? Are you surprised where America ranks in voter turnout? What is wrong with this picture? Food for thought. . .DE-E-E-E-P thought!

4 comments:

  1. That's a good question Sharla.. I've wondered about that myself..Blessings

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    1. I thought the article and video was pretty interesting...especially in that there really isn't a definitive answer other than that is just the way it has been done for 167 years!

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  2. I have my suspicions about that, Sharla. In my country we vote on a Saturday, when most people are free of work commitments to keep them away from the polls. It looks to me like a conspiracy to disenfranchise working members of your society. A sneaky way the bias the results, a way that slips under the radar of the law.

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    1. I have often wondered why Tuesday became the chosen day. I found the article interesting but, of course, that is simply one source, one writer. Perhaps additional research would produce much different results. There are a lot of loopholes in America's voting platform. Cases of voter fraud and of course, the infamous 'hanging chad' of 2000 shed much doubt on election results and leave a lot of questions unanswered.

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