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Mrs Mephisto wants to know...
...why the US votes on a Tuesday.
I wasn't able to answer her.
In Australia the general election is held on a weekend, as that allows more people time to get to the polls. If the election was held during a working day, it would make it much harder for a lot of people to vote.
The only thing I could think of was that the sizeable Jewish community would prefer not to vote on Saturday and the sizeable Christian community would prefer not to vote on a Sunday. I doubt this is it though.
So, why does America vote on a Tuesday and not a weekend day?
Mr Mephisto
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