03/15/2004: "And speaking of elections"
In Spain they hold their elections over the weekend. That got me to thinking (uh oh!). Why in God's name is Tuesday the sacred day of elections in the US? It would seem to me that having them on a day where more people are easily able to get to the polls would help voter turnout. If we had them on Sunday so as to avoid the Jewish Sabath and is the same day as the Christian day of rest (at least in principle) I bet voter turnout would be far better. I know for me, I was taking care of my Son from 7 AM to 11 AM and went straight to work from that point until the polls closed during our recent primary. It made squeezing in the time to vote difficult. For people who aren't that dedicated to the idea of voting, that'll keep them from the polls for sure.
