@stib Americans do not say, "Let's have our election on a Tuesday." Most would rather there be a holiday or a weekend vote.
This was a law passed ages ago for reasons that made sense then. Not now.
https://mstdn.social/deck/@bobmonsour@indieweb.social/113982229784131621
As for Saturday, guessing they thought it would be a safer choice for the first effort at a general strike. Fewer people w/ jobs at risk. I see nothing wrong with that.