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Swordsmyth
11-07-2018, 04:54 PM
A majority of respondents in a new American Barometer survey say Election Day should be a federal holiday for which everyone gets a day off from work.
The poll, conducted by Hill.TV and the HarrisX polling company, found 54 percent of voters said Election Day should be a federal holiday, while 46 percent said it should not.
Sixty-three percent of Democrats said the day should be a federal holiday, while 48 percent of Republicans agreed.
Independents were evenly split on the matter, with 50 percent favoring a holiday, and 50 percent against the idea.
Proponents of making Election Day a holiday say it would provide voters with more access to the polls by giving them more time to vote.
Those against the idea argue that shutting down businesses could have a negative impact on their revenue, and say that voters who work at hospitals and facilities that are open every day would not benefit.

More at: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/415065-majority-say-election-day-should-be-a-federal-holiday-poll

The left should be careful what they wish for, our voters have jobs.
angelatc
11-07-2018, 04:56 PM
THEY SHOULD PAY US DOUBLE TIME AND TRAVEL TIME IF THEY WANT US TO VOTE HARD
phill4paul
11-07-2018, 05:17 PM
THEY SHOULD PAY US DOUBLE TIME AND TRAVEL TIME IF THEY WANT US TO VOTE HARD

Yes, and send an election official to our door. Travel time back and forth to the polling location? Who got time for dat?
oyarde
11-07-2018, 05:28 PM
I voted no . Slackers need to get busy .
oyarde
11-07-2018, 06:13 PM
No beer , wine & liquor sales until polls close ? cannot MAGA like that
Anti Federalist
11-07-2018, 06:21 PM
Where's TheTexan at?

This should be enough to induce a vote-gasm.

Imagine how hard everybody could vote.
Danke
11-07-2018, 06:41 PM
So government workers get more time to vote for more government.
Anti Globalist
11-07-2018, 07:16 PM
Not having to go to work because of a federal election? I can get behind that.
TheTexan
11-07-2018, 07:41 PM
Making it a federal holiday is a good first step, but it's not good enough.

Noone should have to work on voting day, regardless of who their employer is.

Working on voting day should be illegal, or maybe just very heavily taxed. (and the tax revenue could go towards higher quality "I Voted" stickers)
TheTexan
11-07-2018, 07:45 PM
May as well make the day after voting day a holiday too. To give people time to recuperate.