Why is America voting on a tuesday ?

almost every other country votes on a sunday, which kinda makes sense. you want people to be able to participate in a vote and thats difficult if you have a job, especially when i see the long lines for voting in America. why is that ? cant you just open another voting "office", this all seems terrible organized and planned.

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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Not sure, but I assume voting on a Sunday was a no-no for many early Americans because Sunday was reserved for doing things in the service of their Christian god. The GOP is fighting voting access being widened, but in many states these days you can vote by mail, vote by drop off box, and vote in person at early voting stations. In my state early in-person voting started this past week and mail in ballots go out 45 days before the official "Election Day". As to long lines, that's because there are a heck of a lot of Americans registered to vote.

ElwoodBlues · M

@ChipmunkErnie I've also heard the additional reason that many less religious Americans used to get drunk as a skunk on sundays and were too hung over to vote mondays. Could be just a good story though.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues I dunno -- so many places in "the old days" had blue laws that banned alcohol sales on Sundays. I seem to remember some cities even banned alcohol sales on election days because politicians used to buy drinks for people if they'd go and vote for them.