Reformists talk a lot about how making US election day a federal holiday would help our abysmal voter turnout, but it really wouldn't help that much. It would free up most federal workers for the day, but only a small segment of the private wagie legions who tend to have the least free time away from work and have to brave the long lines at polling stations. I think a worthwhile compromise would be to bring back the long election process. It used to be a practical consideration when America was still heavily rural and travel was slow, but nowadays I think keeping polls open for anywhere from a week to a month would give the largest share of the electorate a greater deal of flexibility in voting. Obviously we would need more stringent ID checks to discourage fraud, and the mainstream media would have a collective stroke at the thought of being deprived of the immediate gratification of exit polls, but overall I think it's a solution worth considering.
with mail in voting, it doesn't matter if you vote or not. They will simply drag out enough votes to win.
>>522088847voting? Nigger, we are speeding towards a civil/race war. Voting? Nigger, the country is 100% occupied.
>>522088847That's stupid. All we need is digital voting. Literally every American has access to a smartphone or computer, just have voting happen through a secured online app. That way people can vote while they're taking a shit - no excuses about not having enough time.
>>522088847Shorten the entire election season to five months (June to October)June - Candidates go on the roadJuly - 2-3 national debates for each partyAugust - National caucus (every district does a caucus the same day to elect delegates)September - ConventionsOctober - 2-3 national debates between candidatesNovember - Election week. Polls are open from 8 to 8 Monday thru Friday of Election Week. Prohibit reporting relating to election results, turnout, etc. from midnight Friday the previous week until polls close Friday evening, and mandate a social media blackout on election coverage.Americans now get a nice, succinct election season, quickly get a sense of candidates, nominate delegates, it's now rarely settled on one candidate after the caucus so the conventions go back to actually being about hashing out candidates and platforms going into the general election, you get a short national campaign, and then a nice week free of talking heads and media hysteria to make up your fucking mind and cast your vote.
