Why Tuesday…?
The late, great Tim Russert & Why Tuesday’s Jacob Soboroff on voter reform.
Why Tuesday is a Pro-Democracy group working to reform current U.S. voting laws. One of WT hot-button issues is the antiquated “law” that all voting must be conducted on a Tuesday. Funny thing is, there is no such law nor is there any mention of Tuesday voting in The Declaration of Independence or The Constitution.
Tuesday was selected by Congress as the day to vote in the U.S. 163 years ago in 1845.
Why Tuesday supports moving voting to a Saturday. Democratic Caucus’s were held all over Washington State this year, with record-shattering turnout. But, I think comedian Chris Rock summed it up best when he chimed recently as to why he thinks our government wants us to vote on a Tuesday:
They don’t want you to vote. You ever throw a party on a Tuesday night? No. Why? Because nobody would come.
While moving voting activities to a Saturday might not be the best way to increase voter registration and participation, the issue of voter reform itself is a critical one.
Learn more about Why Tuesday and other voting related reform issues like the proposal out of NYU Law School for Universal Voter Registration at Why Tuesday.org.
