• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    1 month ago

    “The “What Happened in 2024” report confirms that 30 million voters who showed up to the polls in 2020 failed to materialize in 2024. That is a big number, and it represents the largest number of drop-off voters dating back to 2012, when 27 million voters failed to return to the polls.”

    It wasn’t a “drop off” and I was telling people why this was going to happen before the election.

    The 2020 numbers were artificially inflated by vote by mail covid precautions.

    Republican precincts saw the increased Democratic turnout and actively worked to make vote by mail harder which limited participation and when fewer people vote that only helps Republicans.

    It was all so predictable and the fix is 100% vote by mail EVERYWHERE.

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      1 month ago

      Vote by mail addresses a huge obstacle to voting, employment. A lot of people can’t take time off to vote.

      Opening more voting sites would also be a good idea.

      • Auli@lemmy.ca
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        1 month ago

        What your polls close before people get off work? We have 3 hour law if need 3 hours to vote put if polls close at 7 and you get off at 5 it means you have to get off by 4 to have a 3 hour block to vote.