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Mr_King

(396 posts) Sat Mar 2, 2013, 05:06 AM Mar 2013

We The People Petition: Make Election Day A National Holiday and Have Early Voting In All 50 States [View all]

Please sign this petition. The Republicans are trying to do everything in their power to keep people from voting. They know when voter turn out is low they usually win (that's what happened in 2010). And now they're trying to gut the Voting Rights Act. We just can't sit back and let people like Desiline Victor (the woman who was at the State of the Union) wait hours in line to vote. So please sign this petition and get others to sign it too. Thank you.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/push-white-house-and-congress-make-election-day-national-holiday-and-have-early-voting-all-fifty/gThyMwFv

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We The People Petition: Make Election Day A National Holiday and Have Early Voting In All 50 States [View all] Mr_King Mar 2013 OP

It would also help if people had a choice to register at the workplace Warpy Mar 2013 #1

I think California would be a great state to use as a model Heather MC Mar 2013 #2

No. In big cities, that would not work. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #15

I wouldn't be comfortable connecting voter registration (or voting) to a workplace Posteritatis Mar 2013 #27

I agree, here in South Korea election days are a holiday davidpdx Mar 2013 #3

Signed and shared the link to my Facebook account SnowCritter Mar 2013 #4

Thank you Mr_King Mar 2013 #6

Ditto. I still think this should be stickied on the DG board. n/t vaberella Mar 2013 #17

Yes for the first part, no to the second Ter Mar 2013 #5

Although I don't know if I agree completely, yous is a valid point of discussion. ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #9

Making... Mr_King Mar 2013 #10

I'm #9. Brigid Mar 2013 #7

k&r&tweeted&faced.. and, of course, signed. . . .n/t annabanana Mar 2013 #8

Our election day is a pioneer-era relic jmowreader Mar 2013 #11

Bump Mr_King Mar 2013 #12

That is a good place to start. /nt felix_numinous Mar 2013 #13

I hope so. Mr_King Mar 2013 #14

Can Skinner or a mode sticky this on the GD page?! vaberella Mar 2013 #16

If we get Presidents' Day off, we should get the day we need to choose our president off too. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #18

ITA Mr_King Mar 2013 #19

#15 Motown_Johnny Mar 2013 #20

No need. Just allow everyone to vote by mail. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #21

The Republicans are... Mr_King Mar 2013 #22

#16. Long way to go! Hekate Mar 2013 #23

Thank you. Signed. K & R n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #24

No thank you Mr_King Mar 2013 #25

Kicking this. n/t vaberella Mar 2013 #26