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Question: Should general elections be held later for weather-related reasons?
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Yes - move them to October
 
#2
Yes - move them to September or earlier
 
#3
No - move them later
 
#4
No - keep the status quo
 
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muon2
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« on: January 24, 2015, 01:54:09 PM »

I had the opportunity to watch German local elections in Feb 2002. The weather was cold and wintery, but it didn't seem to impact turnout. In the US the problem is often apathetic voters who will find an excuse not to vote. If the weather's bad, that can be their reason, if it's good there will be another reason.
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 10:50:06 PM »

Before even considering changing the election month, they should move Election Day to Sunday, like in 99% of all countries.

Early voting has provided a choice of days to vote in many states, yet 2014 was still extremely low turnout. I see no reason to think putting the last day on Sunday would change that.
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