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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Fixing Our Voting System, One Tweet At A Time

Why Tuesday? on Twitter

We’ve had a Twitter feed on the site since we relaunched it September 25, 2007. Since then, Twitter has exploded and we talk with as many of you there as we do on YouTube, MySpace and Facebook. You guys pushed us to success in the MySpace IMPACT Awards, Webby Awards and 10Questions. So we just wanted to let you know we’re tweeting – from all kinds of crazy places – as we work to find solutions to increase voter participation. Click to join us.

Why Tuesday? on Twitter

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Monday, February 16th, 2009

Why Presidents’ Day?

In 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holiday law, which moved Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Washington’s Birthday from their original dates to Mondays. If we can alter our federal holidays to benefit shoppers and travelers, why can’t we move Election Day for the convenience of voters? Check out this vlog from our archives.

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Friday, February 6th, 2009

Super Bowl Tuesday 2

Even in Florida, where voter participation was higher than the national average, nearly 5 million eligible voters didn’t vote in the 2008 presidential election. I headed to Tampa to ask a question we’ve asked here before: what if we took our elections as seriously as we take the Super Bowl? Watch the video to see what Florida Governor Charlie Crist has to say about that.

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Why Tuesday? is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 to find solutions to increase voter turnout and participation in elections... More

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In 1845, before Florida, California, and Texas were states or slavery had been abolished, Congress needed to pick a time for Americans to vote... More

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There is no doubt in my mind that there would be higher voter turnout on Saturday than Tuesday. Most people work on Tuesday, and getting to the polls (usually before or after work) and often standing in long lines can be a time-consuming hassle...

Posted by henry swedlaw on blog post Why Do We Vote On Tuesday?

Given the history, how does anyone who lives closer than a day from his/her polling place really complain about being too busy? You can make it any day you like...

Posted by Jon on blog post Why Do We Vote On Tuesday?