No, and I don't support changing current election laws in Florida.....but I still don't see why blacks aren't just as capable as whites of going to vote on Election Day or during the somewhat shorter early voting period or requesting an absentee ballot.
Working in jobs, or taking care of kids, which doesn't allow for the free time that seniors have on a Tuesday.
Wait, we did those things and never missed a vote. Or are you being sarcastic?
I work and have no trouble voting, but it varies a lot by what kind of job you do and where you live. Pennsylvania polls are open an hour later than those in Florida. Is it possible to imagine that some people work in lower-level jobs where transportation and child care make it hard to get to the polling booth? It's one reason states like KY and IN shut their voting down so early in the evening, and also why (for opposite reasons) Michigan unions make election day a holiday.
Yeah I'm not opposed to moving it to a Saturday or whatever, and it was a pain in the ass to be there by 7AM sometimes......but it's more often than not doable.
Now to argue against Saturdays, public transportation (assuming it's necessary to get to the polling place) runs on a reduced schedule, at least here, with some routes eliminated on the weekends.
I don't think there's a solution that's a panacea.......but the absentee ballot option is available to all.
