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Subject: Re: OT Politics Re: Three Body Problem
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:49:05 -0700
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On 8/28/2024 5:45 AM, Mad Hamish wrote:
> On 25 Aug 2024 19:16:49 GMT, Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-08-25, Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> 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.
>>
> Voting on Saturdays works in Australia

But that way the wealthy can't force the workers to not vote by not 
letting them have time off from work to vote!

:P

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