Election Day

[chicken]

So why isn't election day a national holiday the way it is in so many other countries? Think how many more people would vote if that were so. Is it a Republican conspiracy to keep working people away from the polls?

Comments

[keever.livejournal.com]

A holiday would be a step in the right direction, but that still doesn't go far enough, IMHO. Holiday or no, there will always be people who have no choice but to go to work that day. We need to have early voting -- with extended voting hours --in all states if we're ever going to be serious about making it accessible.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

That's a good point. I certainly wouldn't want every EMT and ER doctor to have the day off to vote! There has to be a way, such as more early voting, to give everyone a chance to vote.