What if Sandy was due to pass through next week instead of this week? Would you be in favor of post-poning the election?
It would be counter to the democratic and equality ideals of this country if some states were prevented from voting because of a major weather event and others weren't.
Personally, I don't understand why we have a single election day. What if somebody is sick that day? You can't really plan for pneumonia and vote early to take care of it. Why don't we have a voting week to account for such problems?
Personally, I don't understand why we have a single election day. What if somebody is sick that day? You can't really plan for pneumonia and vote early to take care of it. Why don't we have a voting week to account for such problems?
What if Sandy was due to pass through next week instead of this week? Would you be in favor of post-poning the election?
Or an entire month. Really, what's the downside?
You wouldn't want too long a stretch, because you wouldn't want to have people voting early miss out on information that could make a difference. I would say a week is a good length of time.
Is it possible to do this constitutionally speaking?
More ads. :lol:Or an entire month. Really, what's the downside?
It would be counter to the democratic and equality ideals of this country if some states were prevented from voting because of a major weather event and others weren't.
Personally, I don't understand why we have a single election day. What if somebody is sick that day? You can't really plan for pneumonia and vote early to take care of it. Why don't we have a voting week to account for such problems?
As long as everybody who is eligible to vote, in this case it's a national election, then I think I would have to come down on this side of the options. There is no option that would please everybody, but this one I think is the most fair, albeit somewhat harshly fair.With early voting there isn't an election day anymore, just the last day to vote.
NO, weather should NOT alter an election. There would be no end to that if ever allowed. Too hot. Too cold. Too wet. Too much snow. Etc etc. The chips and weather falls as it does.
With early voting there isn't an election day anymore, just the last day to vote.
NO, weather should NOT alter an election. There would be no end to that if ever allowed. Too hot. Too cold. Too wet. Too much snow. Etc etc. The chips and weather falls as it does.
What if Sandy was due to pass through next week instead of this week? Would you be in favor of post-poning the election?
It would be counter to the democratic and equality ideals of this country if some states were prevented from voting because of a major weather event and others weren't.
Personally, I don't understand why we have a single election day. What if somebody is sick that day? You can't really plan for pneumonia and vote early to take care of it. Why don't we have a voting week to account for such problems?