One thing that I think non-USians don’t understand is that our elections are not ran by some non-partisan agency that has a goal of running an efficient, fair election. Our elections in general (although it varies by state) are ran by partisan actors who know which areas vote for their party and which ones don’t. They intentionally try to make it easy for their supporters and hard for their detractors to vote.
I live in Ohio if you couldn’t tell, and our chief elections officer (the Secretary of State) is not afraid to tell people that he wants Donald Trump to win the election. He is not neutral. That’s just the way it is here.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because pubs like to deter voting
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 months ago
(Hey, non-Americans: “pubs” means “Republicans.” Bars and pubs don’t care whether we vote or not.)
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve been to a couple bars where you get a discount on a drink if you have an “I Voted” sticker.