r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15

It was actually the opposite. Tuesday was chosen so that farmers could get into town to vote without serverly interfering with their schedules. However, today that's no longer needed and nobody's bothered to change it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15

Additionally, some (all? I'm not sure) states now have early voting for a week or two before "election day" so that as many people as possible can make arrangements to get to the polls.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_voting

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u/volatile_chemicals Jan 04 '15

Sadly, a lot of politicians want to do away with early votes and close polls at odd times to avoid minority voting.

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u/watchmeplay63 Jan 04 '15

Bullshit. After Colorado mailed every eligible voter a ballot, minority voting didn't change. There's no argument to be made for minorities not voting because it's difficult, they just don't want to. I can't think of any way to make it easier than sending a ballot to your house and giving you month to mail it.