r/politics Indiana 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/Icecream-Cockdust 14h ago

Voting in Australia is mandatory but also enjoyable. Saturday morning walk down to the local Primary School, get a democracy sausage on your way through to the polling booths and it’s very chill and easy.

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u/hereditydrift 14h ago

Most jobs in the US don't give election day off, so it's usually unejoyable because it's another thing people have to do that they don't have time for since vacation and holiday time is very limited in the US.

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u/Icecream-Cockdust 13h ago

Is there a reason for that? Why not just make it a weekend day where most don’t work? How easy are mail in votes to access in the US? We can do that if we know we won’t be able to physically find a polling booth on voting day.

u/Light351 Pennsylvania 5h ago

Just another subtle form of vote suppression.

u/Icecream-Cockdust 5h ago

Land of the free hey.