It seems like it goes against the spirit of the holiday to have to go out of one's way to vote. But what if it's for the sake of Heaven (example being a candidate being more pro-israel)?
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2Are you asking about the melachot which might be involved, or about whether politics somehow goes against the spirit of the day? Related http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/27506/may-i-vote-stack-exchange-answers-up-or-down-during-chol-hamoed http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/70656/asking-answering-non-chag-related-questions-on-mi-yodeya-during-chol-hamoed http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/38779/how-do-you-violate-the-intermediate-days-of-the-festivals/38787#38787 – rosends Apr 25 '16 at 21:52
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good clarification...let's say both for good measure. – code613 Apr 25 '16 at 23:34
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Please define why you think it should not be allowed and define the parameters of what the spirit of the holiday means in a quantifiable way – Dude May 02 '16 at 04:14
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There are important elections now in Baltimore, and the local Rabbonim are encouraging voting on Chol Hamoed (if one wasn't able to utilize early voting, obviously) due to it being a tzorech for the community and other reasons.
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