They have federal laws for many other things. Voting seems like an easy one to set the process. Same machines, same rules, 3 days to vote (First Friday of November becomes a holiday plus Saturday and Sunday).
Comments (10)
sorted by:
They have federal laws for many other things. Voting seems like an easy one to set the process. Same machines, same rules, 3 days to vote (First Friday of November becomes a holiday plus Saturday and Sunday).
because we are fundamentally not one big country, but instead are 50 sovereign states
our election system wasn't updated to reflect the very strong central government that arrived after the civil war
so we have a powerhouse of a federal government that still needs to be validated, legally speaking, not by the people but by the states