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minus-squareOrbituary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoBy design. Voting day is not a holiday and on a work day. Poor and working class are disenfranchised as a result. Fewer turn out because it’s not worth skipping work to stand in voting lines for hours.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYes, why does this count vary from election to election?
minus-squareOrbituary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoShit. I think I replied to the wrong comment with this. Sorry.
By design. Voting day is not a holiday and on a work day. Poor and working class are disenfranchised as a result. Fewer turn out because it’s not worth skipping work to stand in voting lines for hours.
Yes, why does this count vary from election to election?
Shit. I think I replied to the wrong comment with this. Sorry.