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mahina

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24. That's how! Good job Gov

Reply to George II (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 12:59 AM

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Gov. Northam of VA Just Made Election Day a State Holiday [View all] George II Apr 2020 OP

Sweet...................... turbinetree Apr 2020 #1

Kick & highly recommended. William769 Apr 2020 #2

Way to go! Sunriser13 Apr 2020 #3

If only we could do this in Pennsylvania meow2u3 Apr 2020 #4

All blue state governors should do the same. Unity. ancianita Apr 2020 #5

We MADE this a blue state, by SHOWING UP in the off-year elections (2017, 2019). lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #33

Yes, we can! ancianita Apr 2020 #34

KNR niyad Apr 2020 #6

"The new bill repeals Virginia's voter identification law" progree Apr 2020 #7

More important than the voting holiday IMO pecosbob Apr 2020 #8

Ditto n/t progree Apr 2020 #14

Yes, and 45 days of "no excuse needed" early voting is EXTREMELY important in the COVFEFE-19 era. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #32

Needs to be national holiday. Of course GOP will object. Cuts into their margin. Evolve Dammit Apr 2020 #9

...or on Saturday Grins Apr 2020 #35

keep it on Tuesday? Of course GOP will oppose anyhting that increases turnout. Evolve Dammit Apr 2020 #36

Yes, I remember Black Voters stuck with Cha Apr 2020 #10

It will be interesting to see how much this influences turnout. n/t OnlinePoker Apr 2020 #11

So exactly how many working people will actually get the day off? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #12

My guess would be all state workers and employees of any business that spooky3 Apr 2020 #18

All state workers. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #23

It should be a national holiday.....but good for VA Hulk Apr 2020 #13

woohoo! iluvtennis Apr 2020 #15

That's great news! Hiawatha Pete Apr 2020 #16

This is great news!! Duppers Apr 2020 #17

Thank You My Governor. djacq Apr 2020 #19

We vote by mail in Colorado.. mountain grammy Apr 2020 #20

We vote by mail here in Washington state, too. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #21

It's a good idea but let's be honest, dflprincess Apr 2020 #22

The holiday is symbolic. 45 days of early voting is the real action. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #31

That's how! Good job Gov mahina Apr 2020 #24

Northam deserves a statue somewhere! DFW Apr 2020 #25

Amen. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #26

I can think of a few pedestals in Richmond that we could make some space on. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #30

That's my Gov. Sophiegirl Apr 2020 #27

Really sad that we even had to pass this legislation to counter diminution of the right to vote bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #28

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! Yeah, baby! lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #29