Make it a Holiday!
Tuesday? Is election day really on a Tuesday? At least make election day a holiday if we are going to make election day a Tuesday. But honestly, why on earth is the biggest decision Americans will collectively make made on a Tuesday? Actually, the reason for voting on Tuesday is helpful to the American people. Well, at least the American people of 1845. Last time I looked at the calendar I read 2017. In 1845 the country was, for the most part, an agricultural society. It took many farmers a full day to travel by horse-drawn buggies to the county seat to vote. Also, the Biblical Sabbath and market day in most towns were on a Wednesday. Because of these factors, the easiest day for people to vote in 1845 was a Tuesday. But the easiest day to vote in 2017 is definitely not on Tuesday. Tuesday voting has led to a chronically low voting turnout. According to NPR , there...