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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Senator Norm Coleman: Not Into Weekend Voting

Here is Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman’s full response to the question we sent to him last week about increasing voter participation.

To watch Al Franken’s response, click here.

Posted in Election 2008, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Weekend voting, Why do we vote on Tuesday? | 4 Comments »

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Al Franken Likes Weekend Voting

Here is Al Franken’s full response to the question we sent to him last week about increasing voter participation.

To watch Senator Norm Coleman’s response, click here.

Posted in Al Franken, Election 2008, Norm Coleman | 1 Comment »

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Al Franken and Sen. Coleman Respond!

Last week we submitted a video question via YouChoose08 on YouTube to Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken, who are up against each other for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. We wanted to know what they would do to increase American voter participation. Well, they responded! (more…)

Posted in Al Franken, Election 2008, Election Reform, Episodes, Featured, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Weekend voting | Comments Off on Al Franken and Sen. Coleman Respond!

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Patrick, France is a post-Christian secular country. Relatively few of them attend church, and voting on Sunday does not interfere with their religious practices, because most of the population is not religious...

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In France they last voted on a Sunday. France is despite the Bourbon legacy a largely Catholic country, yet they vote on Sunday...

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

I think weekend voting would make the most sense, as people wouldn't have tu run home after work or wake up early to hit the polling stations beforehand.

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