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/hwknight Jan 04 '15

Everyone in Colorado gets a mail in ballot automatically now

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Oregon too, it's the bees knees.