Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on November 4, 2008, at 19:06:52
In reply to Voting on Tuesdays, posted by Sigismund on October 31, 2008, at 18:32:11
> So this is why it's Tuesday (rather than say Saturday)?
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> >The reason we vote on Tuesday makes perfect sense - at least it did in 1845.
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> >To understand the decision Congress made that year, let's imagine ourselves as members of early agrarian American society. Saturday was for farming, Sunday was the Lord's day, Monday was required for travel to the county seat where the polling places were, Tuesday you voted, Wednesday you returned home, and Thursday it was back to work.
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> From the New York TimesThat was actually Michael Moore that brought that to light. It's a whole chapter in his awesome "Mike's Election Guide '08". They have a listing in the book of all of the election days in many countries, I think Australia is Saturday?
That is the same day for a number of other countries.Jay
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