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Yay or Nay a universal start and stop time for all polls nationally

Posted by eag (aka eag) Nov 8 '16, 06:18

Say maybe 6am to 6pm irregardless of time zone. I might be in the Yay column on this.

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Yay. Just do it 3 AM to 3 AM Eastern time. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 06:37
I don't understand why it isn't a holiday. That solves a lot of problems. -- nm - volnelk Nov 8, 06:35 5
- i think you should be required to have 3 hours off between 9-5 pm. So if you don't start work till 6pm, you work as usual. If you -- (edited) - Andie Nov 8, 06:38 4
  - You have to have 2 hours of time to vote if you are unable to vote outside of working hours. -- nm - spamlet Nov 8, 06:49
  - Jobs are required to give you time to go vote if you work a long shift that would cover voting hours. I don't know how long they have to give you but - Che Krustyvara Nov 8, 06:43
  - Half-holiday. -- nm - volnelk Nov 8, 06:40 1
    - but that is only really applicable to 9 to 5ers. it's tricky because other people have problems getting there too. people with two jobs. etc. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 06:42
No. I want it as easy as possible for people to vote and opening polls in the west at 3am or closing them at 6pm when people are still leaving work - Che Krustyvara Nov 8, 06:20 3
- Well if I had my way I would have the election on the weekend. -- nm - eag Nov 8, 06:26 1
  - Me too. I'd make it a three day weekend with voting Sat. through Monday. -- nm - Che Krustyvara Nov 8, 06:27
- yup, different time zones makes it a non-starter -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:21

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