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tweedyone t1_ixj88at wrote

Reply to comment by Ayzmo in Georgia Supreme Court Allows Early Voting on Saturday, Nov. 26 for Senate Runoff by MarcEElias

Well it’s that pesky thing that makes them loose elections.

They know that the public opinion is wildly further left than it appears, the popular vote is blue. Gerrymandering and shitty voter turnout means that it’s not a true picture of what the people want.

We should do what Australia does and require people to vote or they get fined

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mschuster91 t1_ixjdiws wrote

>We should do what Australia does and require people to vote or they get fined

That will just end up with people fucked over because they have to work two jobs and each employer can say "go vote in your free time". Voting day needs to be made a federal holiday (or for state/local elections, a local holiday) and workers who have to work should get a federally guaranteed right to mail-in or early voting ffs.

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tweedyone t1_ixjg0fx wrote

Oh agreed, if it was made mandatory it would also have to be a holiday, and mail in would have to be available at all times. Now that mail in ballots are more normalized, you have weeks to drop it off, and don't need to figure out work plans. It should still be easier regardless, but that does help.

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