Election Day A Holiday??

[Todd]

Jimmy Carter’s election reform report is going to suggest that Election Day should be made a holiday. OK --- not enough time to really flesh out my notes here .. gotta get into the studio … but there really is a better idea. Why not just move Election day to the weekend?

Well, I’ll tell you why not. If you just make it a holiday only the hourly and some salaried workers will take the day off. Managers, owners, professionals --- they’ll still be at work, trying to keep the business going. In other words, people more likely to vote Democrat will be more likely to get the time off to vote. If the election is moved to weekends there is too much of a chance that higher-income managers, professionals and business owners will get to the polls.

Remember, the goal here is to keep as many higher income entrepreneurs, business owners and management level personnel away from the polls as possible.

 

[YoungGun69]

Todd if your from Canada then why are you so worried about American politics?

 

[Todd]

Todd if your from Canada then why are you so worried about American politics?

One word: ECONOMY

When the Dem's are in power everyones dollar is worthless, when the Pub's are in the dollar is worth something.

 

[morninggirl5]

Pubs???

This must be a bit of Boortz reasoning. Making election day a naitonal holiday wouldn't mean anything for most managers, owners, and professionals. They'll be off just like they are on Independence Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day.

The people who will still be working will be the nurses, policemen, fireman, and paramedics who work every holiday now.


I for one would like to see Election Day be a holiday. The schools here have a holiday on election day because they are used as polling places. Last election, I stood in line from 7:30 am until 10:45 to vote and the line was even longer at that point. Many of those people in line lost a days wages because they exercised their right to vote. If Election Day were a national holiday, this wouldn't happen.

 

[Bob Peale]

This is so mind numbing I'm virtually speechless.

Managers, owners, professionals --- they’ll still be at work, trying to keep the business going? You're kidding, right?

So, Bill Gates has to be at Microsoft to make sure everything's running ok?

*shaking head*

If an infinite number of monkeys typing for eternity would eventually create the entire works of Shakespeare, how close are we to getting something meaningful out of Todd?

 

[morninggirl5]

This is so mind numbing I'm virtually speechless.

Managers, owners, professionals --- they’ll still be at work, trying to keep the business going? You're kidding, right?

So, Bill Gates has to be at Microsoft to make sure everything's running ok?

*shaking head*

If an infinite number of monkeys typing for eternity would eventually create the entire works of Shakespeare, how close are we to getting something meaningful out of Todd?

Mr. Bob Peale,

You can be virtually speechless all you want. Just keep hitting that reply button so the av shows up.

 

[WriterDom]

The postal workers could use another day off. They only lost 2 billion or so dollars last year. Ever noticed how your wait in line is directly proportional to the involvement of government?

 

[Bob Peale]

OK

no problem

 

[Markov Cain]

It would be a fucked up holiday because of the interruption to the workweek, so of course it will have to be moved to Monday to keep the workers of America for shooting for a short vacation bu calling in sick Friday and Monday!

 

[morninggirl5]

Not really. Most employers have measures in place already to prevent employees from calling in sick the day before or after holidays. It's simple. The policies usually grant compensation for a holiday ONLY if you work your regularly scheduled day before and the day after the holiday.

Employees who want the mini-vacation, then have to have it pre-approved and work their scheduled day before leaving and afterwards or lose compensation for the holiday.

I was one of those employees who ALWAYS took my vacation time around a holiday, therefore gaining an extra paid day off during the year.

 

[Markov Cain]

Actually, it's a law that they have to give you time to go vote.
But when it comes to politics...

 

[morninggirl5]

Actually, it's a law that they have to give you time to go vote.
But when it comes to politics...

I thought so, but wasn't going to bring it up without being able to show proof.

The problem is that they have to give you time to go vote if you're unable to vote during your regularly scheduled work day. So, if you're regularly scheduled work day is 8-5 and the polls are open 7-7 they will say, you can vote before or after work. That's all well and good for someone with no other repsonsibilities, but in areas that you stand in line for 4 hours to vote (like I did) it's unreasonable.

There were a couple of years when I worked close enough to my polling place that I was able to go vote during my lunch break. I never had to stand in line those times. By giving everyone the day off, more voters can choose to go at various times and probably more people will vote.

 

[Markov Cain]

PROOF! PROOF!

Since when do you need proof at Lit!

I'm shocked! SHOCKED!

Hell some of the writers of stories don't even proof thier work!

That's why I don't read the stories!

I'll wait for Closet Desire's condensed version of Lit, thank you very kindly!

 

[morninggirl5]

Did I say you needed proof?

NO, I'm just not going to say something I can't back up. Cite your references, know the page number in the book. It's the first thing they teach you in teachers' school.

 

[Markov Cain]

Oh, I thought you said poof, as in the magic dragon.

Where is Demian?

 

[Weird Harold]

By giving everyone the day off, more voters can choose to go at various times and probably more people will vote.

I'm not necessarily opposed to making election day a holiday, but I am concerned about the suggestion to combine it with Veteran's Day. It's real hard to make it to the polls at home, when you're visiting Grandpa's grave in another state.

The flaw in making Election day a holiday is that when people gt a day off work, they often don't stay close to home.

Making a system of Early Voting like Clark County, NV has nationwide for nsational elections will do more to increase voter turnout than making election day a holiday. It certainly reduces the time in line at the polls if youwait until election day, and with Early Voting set up in malls and other places where people are going to be anyway it's much easier to find the time away from work to vote.

 

[sexy-girl]

i do the same morninggirl i get afraid that i'll be wrong and people will dismiss my whole point of view because i was wrong on a minor point ... always best to be sure before you shoot your mouth off

 

[Markov Cain]

In the Future

All elections should be held as a Litorotica Poll!

We're the only intelligent people on the planet!



J_CARVILLE: Shut the fuck up A_J! You're still an idiot!

 

[morninggirl5]

I'm not necessarily opposed to making election day a holiday, but I am concerned about the suggestion to combine it with Veteran's Day. It's real hard to make it to the polls at home, when you're visiting Grandpa's grave in another state.

The flaw in making Election day a holiday is that when people gt a day off work, they often don't stay close to home.

Making a system of Early Voting like Clark County, NV has nationwide for nsational elections will do more to increase voter turnout than making election day a holiday. It certainly reduces the time in line at the polls if youwait until election day, and with Early Voting set up in malls and other places where people are going to be anyway it's much easier to find the time away from work to vote.

I wasn't aware of the suggestion to combine election day and Veteran's Day. I'll go further than concern. That's just plain wrong.

If Election Day remains on Tuesday, I think the majority of voters would remain close to home. But allowing early voting nationwide, would be a simpler solution for businesses. If the proper precautions are taken prior to implementation so that it doesn't become the debacle that motor voter registration was in some states, then I would definitely support it.

 

[Weird Harold]

If Election Day remains on Tuesday, I think the majority of voters would remain close to home. But allowing early voting nationwide, would be a simpler solution for businesses. If the proper precautions are taken prior to implementation so that it doesn't become the debacle that motor voter registration was in some states, then I would definitely support it.

I heard an interviw with Pres. Carter and another member of the commision that produced the report. He said (approx), "We suggested moving Veterans' Day every other year to Election Day because adding a new holiday would cause the business interests tooppose it on the grounds that it meant an addditional paid holiday."

Clark County, NV has a fully computerized voting system that makes early voting simple and (nearly) foolproof. The Early voting loctions have a computer printout with a picture of the signature from your voter registration card on it. They add the serial number of your ballot to it alongside your signature that you have voted, so that Ballot can be deleted from the computer records if you're stupid enough to make the rounds of early voting locations to "vote often." The lists are reprinted each day with people who have already voted at any of the early voting locations the previous day eliminated so only those who haven't voted are on the lists.

The system probably has some flaws somewhere, but it's the best (ie most secure and most accurate) I've seen in 30 years of voting. It's too bad it's also out of the price range of most jurisdictions. *sigh*