ASK THE CANDIDATES!
The election between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama may shatter voter turnout records. Even so, since 1945, less than half of all Americans have voted in our elections, and today the United States ranks 139 out of 172 in voter participation.
What's the number one reason consistently given by the 100 million American nonvoters in the US Census? They are "too busy" to vote.
We vote on Tuesday, smack in the middle of the work week, because of an 1845 law set to make it convenient for the largely agrarian society of the time to vote. If the United States government can move Thanksgiving for the convenience of retailers (1939) and Washington's birthday, Veterans Day and Memorial Day for the convenience of shoppers (1971), why can't we move Election Day for the convenience of voters?
MyDebates.org is a partnership between MySpace and the Commission on Presidential Debates. At MyDebates.org, anyone can suggest a question for moderator Tom Brokaw to ask the candidates at the October 7th Presidential Debate in Nashville, Tennesee.
We need your help! Watch the video at right, read the question for the candidates we submitted below, then sign our petition to have the state of America's voting system addressed by Senators Obama and McCain!
Do you support the Weekend Voting Act? Moving Election Day to Saturday and Sunday makes voting more convenient, adds pollworkers, and eases the Tuesday rush. What are your plans to sustain increased voter participation for generations to come?
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