“Sunday is the most common voting day around the world, except in the US. Election Day falls on Tuesdays in the country and is not a federal holiday, presenting a dilemma for many workers who don’t get paid time off to go to polling place and wait in line. While early voting and mail-in voting gives citizens more flexibility, not all states offer these options.”

“5 Reasons People in the US Don’t Vote”
GlobalCitizen.org



Add to this that every state has its own specfic voter registration deadlines and ID laws can make voting–the essential act of our democracy–overwhelmingly complicated and hard.