Is it time to make Election Day a federal holiday? 🗳️ Some say it would boost voter turnout and align the U.S. with other democracies, while others argue it could create challenges for hourly workers and cost millions. Dive into the debate over whether a federal voting holiday is the best way to strengthen democracy or if there are better solutions. Check out the full breakdown!

https://ace-usa.org/blog/research/research-votingrights/should-election-day-become-a-federal-holiday-weighing-the-benefits-and-drawbacks/

  • @chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    -29 months ago

    The goal isn’t to get people an extra day off, it’s to get them to vote.

    When I go to a conference or take paid time for education I’m required to prove what I was doing.

    We should also fight to get people more general vacation time, sure. But as far as mandating days off for voting I think it makes sense to make sure that they use that day to vote.

    Otherwise we’ll just end up with a lot of cheap weekend cruises popping up to take advantage of all the extra holiday time around elections with no increase in voter turnout.

    • @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      39 months ago

      God forbid Americans get more holiday time, especially considering that the rest of the rest of the developed world tends to get a lot more than we do.