Lyft will offer discounted rides to voters during midterm electionscnet.com 28 pointsBluem008 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−willio588yI think while this is probably just a PR stunt, it is one of those PR stunts that actually benefit society in some little way. Right on!−wpasc8yWhat would it take to put election day on a weekend? that simple change alone could alleviate a portion of undue burden on voters at virtually no cost to the tax payers−dantheman8yI think the amount of people who are busy on the weekend and would miss voting far outnumbers those who can't make time to vote on a normal day.Voting hours are normally like a 12 hour window, in cambridge it's from 7am - 8pm https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/electioncommissionIf you can't do that, then you can do an absentee ballot.−smhost8yWe care so little about democracy that this is actually a noteworthy thing.
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I think while this is probably just a PR stunt, it is one of those PR stunts that actually benefit society in some little way. Right on!
What would it take to put election day on a weekend? that simple change alone could alleviate a portion of undue burden on voters at virtually no cost to the tax payers
I think the amount of people who are busy on the weekend and would miss voting far outnumbers those who can't make time to vote on a normal day.
Voting hours are normally like a 12 hour window, in cambridge it's from 7am - 8pm https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/electioncommission
If you can't do that, then you can do an absentee ballot.
We care so little about democracy that this is actually a noteworthy thing.