It also makes the existing voter suppression much more effective.
"Oh sorry, none of the black districts have enough staff to run all the polling stations. I guess you’ll have to travel an hour and then queue outdoors for four hours if you want to vote.
Yes, it is illegal for anyone to bring you water, we don’t want them to influence your vote, do we?"
It’s always struck me that people in jobs that treat them like chattel don’t get time off to vote, or even enough time off in general - those folks have a higher barrier to voting.
Another hidden thumb on the scale to skew poll results toward retirees and the folks who are more well off.
Everyone voting on the same day makes it much easier to intimidate people we don’t like into staying home.
It also makes the existing voter suppression much more effective.
"Oh sorry, none of the black districts have enough staff to run all the polling stations. I guess you’ll have to travel an hour and then queue outdoors for four hours if you want to vote.
Yes, it is illegal for anyone to bring you water, we don’t want them to influence your vote, do we?"
It’s always struck me that people in jobs that treat them like chattel don’t get time off to vote, or even enough time off in general - those folks have a higher barrier to voting.
Another hidden thumb on the scale to skew poll results toward retirees and the folks who are more well off.