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bibliophile222 t1_jdusz7r wrote

Reply to comment by thisoneisnotasbad in Do you all think Town Meeting Days are good? by splishysplash123

Agreed, although its also worth pointing out that if it were on a weekend, then people who work weekends (retail, food service, etc), who also tend to be economically disadvantaged, still wouldn't be able to attend. I worked weekends for many years. My partner currently works evenings in a grocery store and wouldn't be able to go if it were held on Tuesday evening.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jduv7qz wrote

Exactly. Town meeting was designed around a time when the majority of the state was engaged in agriculture. Not a ton doing in the world of farming in the first week of March.

The most truly democratic thing is ballot with universal mail in voting.

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Team_Flight_Club t1_jdvd4nl wrote

Came to express this sentiment. We are a state that produces most of its income from tourism and service industries; most of us work on the weekends!

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