Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Gary R. Schmidt" Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: OT Politics Re: Three Body Problem Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:57:45 +1000 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <96f3bb30-2134-0d32-a3ec-48f29580be82@example.net> <0e09c941-57a4-36e4-e04e-cf34eb1811b5@example.net> <0p74cj9ci0fi7gdq0n6ff0focttrmpg50b@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 9PkbxvqRjurq9IcTiPeShwmDACXtuZiv1vn7s8AQcnuehuY6c= X-Orig-Path: paranoia.mcleod-schmidt.id.au!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:6v9R48WVpUO7hspoVyS6ocIXlAE= sha256:1bi8jB2ki3zleviUsJcWouwATVy8Z2drm9lMcyREgV0= User-Agent: Betterbird (Windows) Content-Language: en-AU In-Reply-To: X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Bytes: 2635 On 26/08/2024 05:16, Chris Buckley wrote: > On 2024-08-25, Cryptoengineer wrote: >> On 8/24/2024 3:37 PM, BCFD 36 wrote: >>> ... >>> Only if that is how the election laws were written. I think it would be >>> wildly impractical to hold multiple national elections. >> >> Why? Lots of countries have elections with multiple rounds. France just >> had one. > > Many things would have to change here. Security procedures require > months of preparation now. The voting/tallying period is now approaching > a month between early voting and delivery of mail ballots. It certainly > won't allow a quick second round. > > Locally, all schools are closed on election day and even the day before > this year due to schools being polling places. It's tough to have an > indeterminate calendar for schools. > Do it on a Saturday, when schools are closed, as are many, but not all, businesses. And if you allow early- and postal-voting, the problem just goes away. Cheers, Gary B-) P.S. Yes, yes, I know the USA chose Tuesday to restrict the number of actual voters.