Would weekend voting actually reduce turnout?

[Bootes Void]

in Canada we vote on mondays and in the US you vote on tuesdays which is generally at odds with the rest of the world. so I have been wondering would weekend turnout reduce turnout?

I have a reasons for this:
1. some people may have travel or social plans for the weekend so that may keep them busy from voting.
2.People who are political interested will vote no matter what, however apolitical people may not vote. For instance if people go to work or school, politics and elections will be all around them, and it might put social pressure on the individual to vote so they can be part of the movement or whats happening. This would be easier to avoid if you were at home for the weekend or went to vacation as the social pressure from your workplace or school would be gone.
3. this relates to point 2 as if you have friends or coworkers at your workplace, chances are they might be discussing about politics and voting, and if you didnt vote you might be an outcast or not taking part in the movement(depends on the circle)

[AtorBoltox]

what? no

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Generally the argument for weekend voting is that it would massively increase turnout compared to having all elections be on a workday leading into a worknight that very few employers give people time off for.

[Stuart98]

Regardless of what day the election is formally held on, there should be a substantial early in person voting period (including multiple days on which people may vote at any time over a 24 hour period) and universal mail in voting.

[7,052,770]

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

Being open at night? How many poll workers are you going to use? And, what kind of person would vote at 3 am?

[Santander]

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

It's called early voting and it already exists. Election day is the deadline for voting, not the only day.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

I worked elections for six years (2012 - 2018) and we always had people who were in a rush to get to work in the morning, or rushing to vote on their lunchbreak or in the evening. I don't see how weekend voting would reduce turnout at all.


Many countries have elections on Sundays, which IMO would be the best solution since that can be planned ahead, with the alternative that Election Days on Tuesdays are made a federal holiday.

[7,052,770]

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

Being open at night? How many poll workers are you going to use? And, what kind of person would vote at 3 am?

People who sleep in the day and work at night. If 3 AM is the only hour you have time to work, you shouldn't be disenfranchised just for that.

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

It's called early voting and it already exists. Election day is the deadline for voting, not the only day.

What about the states who don't have early voting?

[Indy Texas]

Let's hold elections on a 4-day period from Saturday through Tuesday (including being open at night) so that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote, and the polling places are never too crowded.

Being open at night? How many poll workers are you going to use? And, what kind of person would vote at 3 am?

My county is keeping some polling places open 24 hours a day to try to decrease wait times and accommodate people on nontraditional work schedules.