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    11 months ago

    Because the polls are in buildings that typically are staffed by public sector workers who don’t get paid to be there on weekends.

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        11 months ago

        They usually are. But the polls themselves are often in community centers, schools, and other public sector buildings.

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            And that’s why elections in the US are on weekdays. I’m by saying I support this, I would love for elections to be a national holiday or noon on a Saturday or whatever makes them most accessible. I’m just explaining one of the reasons why they are how they are now.