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16. My thoughts exactly ...

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 04:32 PM

Nov 2014

I think the "better" solution would be having the polls open 24/7 for up to a week. That is if we're married to in person voting.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2014 OP

I been saying this since I came home from the war madokie Nov 2014 #1

I love the idea! Rex Nov 2014 #2

My thoughts exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #16

FYI: If you follow the link in the OP Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #4

while that would be nice angrychair Nov 2014 #17

Finally n/t btrflykng9 Nov 2014 #6

Vote-By-Mail 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #7

Completely agree. ProSense Nov 2014 #30

Sounds great, but, the Oligarchs will never allow it, HoosierRadical Nov 2014 #8

Poor Barney... jmowreader Nov 2014 #9

it'll have to be a Monday so people can have a long weekend rurallib Nov 2014 #10

K&R woo me with science Nov 2014 #12

Absolutely! Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #13

petition signed angrychair Nov 2014 #14

Sounds good to me badtoworse Nov 2014 #15

Long overdue. Moondog Nov 2014 #19

This has been needed for AGES!! theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #20

Or Veterans' Day LeftInTX Nov 2014 #22

+1,000,000,000!!!! If we want our Democracy back, we have to take it! Dustlawyer Nov 2014 #23

Then they could move Veteran's Day so it wouldn't be so close Reter Nov 2014 #24

Run Bernie Run!!!!! TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #25

Love it... and beginning to love HIM. K and R n/t Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #26

Only if it's a "real" holiday Freddie Nov 2014 #27

nice gesture but too late. kentuck Nov 2014 #28

My state went to all vote-by-mail a few years ago. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #29

I used to get off Election Day then about 20-25 years ago LiberalElite Nov 2014 #31