Do people only work every hour of a weekday in America? Plus don’t they have a system for voting ahead of time via post too, which you could sort out on a weekend leading up as well?
Do people only work every hour of a weekday in America?
Many do, yes. The majority of our population is so vastly underpaid that they work upwards of 100 hours a week at multiple jobs. (Which, as you can imagine, might inspire them to see a sort of futility in voting to begin with.) Also elections can entail hours-long waiting in line.
Plus don’t they have a system for voting ahead of time via post too
It depends on your state and local jurisdiction. Your right to vote by mail (or to vote conveniently) depends on where you live.
Do businesses in America not let their employees go and vote during work hours?
Technically, businesses are required by law to provide leave to vote, but it’s a dubious prospect and depends largely on your employer in the end because (like many things in our capitalist hellscape) it can cost a lot of money to obtain legal recourse if your employer doesn’t follow the law.
Our system of voting is designed to be a massive pain in the ass.
Because elections occur on a weekday.
Do people only work every hour of a weekday in America? Plus don’t they have a system for voting ahead of time via post too, which you could sort out on a weekend leading up as well?
Many do, yes. The majority of our population is so vastly underpaid that they work upwards of 100 hours a week at multiple jobs. (Which, as you can imagine, might inspire them to see a sort of futility in voting to begin with.) Also elections can entail hours-long waiting in line.
It depends on your state and local jurisdiction. Your right to vote by mail (or to vote conveniently) depends on where you live.
Do businesses in America not let their employees go and vote during work hours? The more I learn of America the more fucked up I find it to be.
Technically, businesses are required by law to provide leave to vote, but it’s a dubious prospect and depends largely on your employer in the end because (like many things in our capitalist hellscape) it can cost a lot of money to obtain legal recourse if your employer doesn’t follow the law.
Our system of voting is designed to be a massive pain in the ass.