With the electorate being told they don,t vote will someone explain why we must vote on Tuesday rather?

Question

than on the weekend which would incease voters turnout.

Answer 1

For much of our history, America was a predominantly agrarian society. Law makers therefore took into account that November was perhaps the most convenient month for farmers and rural workers to be able to travel to the polls. The fall harvest was over, (remember that spring was planting time and summer was taken up with working the fields and tending the crops) but in the majority of the nation the weather was still mild enough to permit travel over unimproved roads.

Why Tuesday? Since most residents of rural America had to travel a significant distance to the county seat in order to vote, Monday was not considered reasonable since many people would need to begin travel on Sunday. This would, of course, have conflicted with Church services and Sunday worship.

Why the first Tuesday after the first Monday? Lawmakers wanted to prevent election day from falling on the first of November for two reasons. First, November 1st is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics. Second, most merchants were in the habit of doing their books from the preceding month on the 1st. Apparently, Congress was worried that the economic success or failure of the previous month might prove an undue influence on the vote!"

Answer 2

It started on a Friday because most people were already in town on that day. But because it was pay day many people were too drunk to vote. It was switched to Saturday a few years later but too many people were too drunk to vote. They thought of using Monday but too many people had a hangover from the weekend. Thus Tuesday was tried, it seemed to work, so there you have it.

Answer 3

I agree that it is ridiculous to make it so difficult to vote. They should make it a voting holiday so people don't have to work on that day. There will be long lines at the polls which will discourage some people. Please, everyone, vote.

Answer 4

because ur vote in US will affect the whole world. beeing a citizen of the most powerful country of the world impose an ethical duties. look at us in the middle east we look forward a change in ur administration in order to open a new horizon in our countries. so please vote to whom willing to make peace....

Answer 5

we vote on Tuesday so the government workers get another day off.