Should Election Day Become A Federal Holiday? Weighing The Benefits And Drawbacks | ACE
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Election Day is always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November during an election year. Congress codified this tradition in 1845 to account for

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!

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 hours ago

    A national holiday isn’t an incentive, it’s just the opportunity. The incentive would be a separate undertaking.

    If people are essentially being paid to vote, they should vote. It’s not that complicated.

    And that’s the fundamental problem with your point of view here. In no universe should making election day a national holiday be considered “paying people to vote.” It’s not a transaction.

    I would love to hear about why my atheist ass should have off for Easter when I don’t celebrate shit that day. Or why my white ass should have off for MLK Day or Juneteenth (oh look, they can make new holidays and it turns out it’s not that big of a fucking deal).

    I mean, I know why it doesn’t work that way as well, but that’s a different conversation. I would just like to understand how you square that up in your mind.