Drawing a blank? November 7th is Election Day! Yes, it counts as a holiday, it's on my calendar and some people even get the day (or a few hours) off.
It turns out that the US as whole is on track to spend close to 5 billion dollars on Halloween compared to 1 billion for the midterm elections. In case you were wondering, that shakes out to almost 17 dollars per citizen for Halloween and a little over 3 dollars for elections.
I bet administrators could use Americans' love of the scary, sugar-laden holiday into increased voter turnout...
-Screw paper ballots, make then out of candy. Also force voters to put their hands in "brains" and "eyeballs."
-Require voters to wear costumes then offer a prize for the most patriotic. (Aw, spooky George Washington won again??)
-Get rid of negative ads, instead promise candy brides.
-Replace 86-year old poll workers with models in scandalous costumes.
-Disguise polling place as a haunted house complete with scary characters that jump out at people waiting in line.
Yeah, voting would be so freaking fun! Happy "Trick or Treat" Election Day!
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