That would help, but it doesn't directly address the working poor with multiple jobs. Let's say polls are open from 6am-10pm. Job 1 starts at 6am and ends at

That would help, but it doesn't directly address the working poor with multiple jobs. Let's say polls are open from 6am-10pm. Job 1 starts at 6am and ends at 3pm - condition not met. Job 2 starts at 4pm and ends at 8pm - condition still not met. Even as our national unemployment starts to get back to the natural rate of ~5%, underemployment is still a big problem, as is cost of living being too high in many places for the working class. Hence, the rise of the working poor, and multiple jobs to make ends meet. It needs to be a national holiday with anyone normally scheduled to work that day getting paid for it. Automatic voter registration + mail in ballots easily accessible would be one alternative. Stepping back to consider the situation, there really isn't a good reason I can think of to not shut it down and let our citizens choose their next leaders. If one paid day for your employees every two years puts you out of business, so be it.