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Mr_King

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10. Making...

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 04:02 PM

Mar 2013

election day a national holiday wouldn't be enough. Not every employee who works in the private sector gets national holidays off. Like a Wal-Mart cashier for example. Not every school district closes schools for national holidays. Some students work and go to school and might not have time to wait hours in line on a Tuesday to vote. Plus as we saw last year in states in Florida and Ohio they tried to cut early voting hours and get rid of early voting the Sunday before the election. Early voting would help people who live in areas with a large population the chance to vote before election to avoid the long line. Plus is would get around the Republican dirty tricks of trying to make it more difficult for people who historically vote Democrat to vote. And it might increase voter turnout if there were more days that the polls were open.

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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