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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Why mandatory voting?

Might cut down on the mandatory whingeing which follows...

If someone cares so little about it that they won't vote on their own
initiative, I'm happy to let them stay out of it.

I feel the same way.

Out of curiosity, if election day was a Federal holiday how do you
think it would affect
turn out per party?

Wes

I have no idea, Wes. I think that the holiday is a good idea -- or
voting on a weekend like they do in most of the world -- but I can't
judge how it would affect one party versus the other.


Yer kidding right? If it was a holiday voter turnout would drop as
folks would all head for the river for the day.

You're kidding, right? Considering what many people just went through to
vote, I don't know where you get that idea.

Now, if *you* would head for the river for the day, we're happy to have
you not voting. d8-)

We? You got a mouse in your pocket? Seriously, this country takes its
freedoms for granted. I honestly don't think a voting holiday would
produce a net increase at the poles. Even a blue law style holiday.

Eighty seven percent of California voters went to the polls yesterday.
That's what a report I saw this morning said anyway.
Should that number hold up, everyone in California voted as a practical
matter.
How would anyone increase a effective turnout of 100 percent?

Early voting, both by mail and drop off balloting, has changed the game.

I did notice that the numbers all across the country seemed higher. I
personally like using my mail in ballot. My wife still likes to go stand in
line and work the machine.