NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/misc/legal/20288

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From: [e-mail] (Gordon Burditt)
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Subject: Re: Censoring information , Is it possible tomorrow?
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Date: 18 Nov 92 08:28:44 GMT
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>    Here's another alternative: Two-day voting (Saturday thru Sunday).
>    This avoids the pre-work after-work crush at the polling place
>    resulting from workday voting; it provides plenty of opportunity for
>    west coasters (including those in Alaska and Hawaii) to get their
>    votes in before east coast counting begins; it even avoids the

Texas tried it.  Early Voting (formerly called Absentee Voting) was allowed
for a couple of weeks before the normal election day.  I didn't get all
the details, but weekend hours were included.  Qualifications for
Early Voting were essentially that you were a registered voter and wanted
to vote now.  The news reported long lines at some locations for Early
Voting (since turnout was high, I suspect there would have been a real
problem on election day if everyone had to vote then).  There were reports
of HOW MANY people were voting, but no vote counts until the evening of
the actual election day.

I didn't get all the statistics, but I thought it was a good idea
that should be repeated.

                        Gordon L. Burditt
                        sneaky.lonestar.org!gordon