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echo: barktopus
to: Glenn Meadows
from: Mark
date: 2004-07-12 17:44:26
subject: Re: Postpone election?

From: "Mark" 


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:40f2fcbd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> I'd love to see a 24 hour voting period, that started at the same ACTUAL
> time in each area.  6AM east coast, 5AM CST, 4AM MST, 3AM Pacific, etc.
> That way, with a 24 hour period, no matter when you work, you'd have
access
> to vote, AND there would be NO polling places closing earlier than any
> others, so no "early voting results" possible to influence
those in later
> time zones.  Can't count the votes until the polls close, and since they
all
> close at the same time, no chance to influence.

I agree with that, there'd not be many votes at those really early hours in
Pacific time, but without early voting results coming out from Eastern
time, it wouldn't matter.

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