The right to vote is fundamental in our democracy, yet U.S. voter turnout is consistently among the lowest of all established democracies around the world,
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Today @RepMcEachin and I introduced the Election Day Holiday Act, legislation that will make Election Day a federal holiday.
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At a time when our democracy is under threat from foreign governments and many states are restricting access to the ballot box, this legislation will give more Americans the time they need to vote and participate in our democracy. Read more here:https://eshoo.house.gov/news-stories/press-releases/eshoo-mceachin-introduce-legislation-to-make-election-day-a-federal-holiday/ …
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In quite a few places (countries, other jurisdictions, election day is TWO DAYS, on Saturday and Sunday. No excuses for apathy Of course, Republican fascists bent on voter suppression will oppose
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I appreciate your work to make voting easier... BUT - please change election day to a Saturday to make this happen. Otherwise it's another day kids are out of school, and that would also disadvantage people who now have to stay home and care for kids.
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Maybe we can simultaneously remove Columbus Day, so the number of federal holidays remains the same?
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So the government, banks, and the Post Office will close and we'll all still be at work. I am not sure I'm seeing the benefit here. We already have a law requiring people be given time to vote.
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This is important, thank you. We need to make it easier for people to be voters.
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It used to be.
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