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In the US in 2016, about 41 million voted early. That's about a 33% increase on 2012. Represents 20% of the electorate, and maybe 30% of the turnout.
The sooner all states permit it the better. The holdouts are mostly in the midwest. Three states, Washington, Oregon, and ??? have abandoned election day altogether, and vote 100% by mail.
After a disastrous experiment with electronic voting because of Bush v. Gore in 2000, most states are now back to a paper vote which is then scanned into electronic format.
There is talk of internet voting soon, but I suspect because of the electronic voting debacle some other country will get there first.
Why the US votes on Tuesdays. Someone should point out we're no longer an agrarian society with horse drawn vehicles..........
In 1845, the United States was largely an agrarian society. Farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Tuesday was established as election day because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day, which was on Wednesday in many towns.
First Tuesday in November. It hasn't changed because "change" and "switch" are two things Americans don't like to do.
First Tuesday in November. It hasn't changed because "change" and "switch" are two things Americans don't like to do.
Nope, not the first Tuesday in November!
In 2016 the vote was on November 8, the 2nd Tuesday in November.
The rule is the first Tuesday in November, after the first Monday in November, so as in 2016, if November 1, falls on a Tuesday there's no election.
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