If the intent is to increase voter turnout, you don't want to cause an irritation to the group, or at least one group, that you're trying to get out. I'd certainly like us to consider advance polling on other days, even the full week before elections. If we're not overly concerned about cost as the major issue but we're looking at different avenues to get people out to vote, then perhaps we could examine the costs of opening up advance polls from Monday to Friday, the day before, or holding the election on Monday and Tuesday, have the two election days. There are so many other possibilities. We just don't have to encroach on Sunday, which is recognized as a common day of rest, if not in legislation, at least in people's attitudes.
On November 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.