voteearlyday OP t1_iu57c5g wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Reply to comment by HHS2019 in We are New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Commissioner Benjamin Hovland of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Today is #VoteEarlyDay and we want to help every voter understand their options to vote early in-person or by mail. Ask Us Anything! by voteearlyday

COMMISSIONER HOVLAND: I don't mind the idea of Election Day on a Saturday or Sunday, but my real preference is for voters to have options. Many Americans like the traditional Tuesday Election Day, but it doesn't work for everyone. That is why it is important have early voting and no excuse absentee as an option. Also, as much as I love voting, I am not sure I want to be competing with a college football Saturday or an NFL Sunday for many Americans attention.

8bitbebop4 t1_iucrhbv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:15 AM

Will each of the vote-by-mail ballots be requested and then tracked? Why does it take so long to count paper ballots? Nations in the EU can count all their paper ballots in 1 day. And like the EU, why is it we haven't yet adopted voter IDs?

Edit: /u/voteearlyday could you please respond?

MrRileyJr t1_iu6ova6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Don’t want to compete with football, but want to compete with workplaces and bosses that will make it hell to vote? That makes zero sense, commissioner.

Edit: the downvotes are perplexing, honestly. I never said anything about early voting, which is great. I’m clearly commenting on ACTUAL Election Day, or at least I thought that was clear. His point against moving it just doesn’t make sense.

CitricCapybara t1_iu74hb2 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:37 AM

He literally said he wants people to be able to vote any time. You can early vote on a weekend too.