3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoDoes this plan make sense?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1105
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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months ago Star Voting Voting is a national federal holiday Universal mail in voting UBI Medicare for all And things start getting better from there.
minus-squareFal@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoWhy does voting day need to be a holiday if you can mail it in
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoTo reduce barriers to voting.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoAnd to make it more fun and increase involvement. It should be a huge celebration — not something that feels like doing your taxes.
minus-squareFal@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoHow is it being a holiday or not a barrier if you can just mail it?
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoBecause some people will struggle to mail it in, and voting in person is easier for those people.
minus-square3volver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI probably should have added UBI to the list. Maybe I’ll make an updated list in the future when I spend some more time doing research. Just read about STAR voting and I still think ranked choice is simpler and better.
Why does voting day need to be a holiday if you can mail it in
To reduce barriers to voting.
And to make it more fun and increase involvement. It should be a huge celebration — not something that feels like doing your taxes.
How is it being a holiday or not a barrier if you can just mail it?
Because some people will struggle to mail it in, and voting in person is easier for those people.
I probably should have added UBI to the list. Maybe I’ll make an updated list in the future when I spend some more time doing research. Just read about STAR voting and I still think ranked choice is simpler and better.