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mschuster91 t1_ixjdiws wrote

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

>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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