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> More people would vote if Election Day were a holiday. That's the premise. Do we know it's true? If people are going to work, they're at least mobile that
by peeters 9y ago
> More people would vote if Election Day were a holiday.
That's the premise. Do we know it's true?
If people are going to work, they're at least mobile that day. Give people a free day off and some percentage won't even put pants on that day.
There should be enough companies that already give a holiday for election day that the numbers on how it affects voter turnout should be available. But I didn't see that anywhere on the page.
My gut says that giving paid time to vote, rather than the whole day off, would be better for turnout. But that's just a guess. Show me the numbers.
- Zanni 9y agoMy exact thought. I think this is a recipe for getting people to call in sick on Monday before Election Day to get a four-day weekend, rather than increase voter turnout. A half-day off seems more likely to work.
- akkat 9y agoI don't know the answer but in Israel election day is a holiday. The common stigma is that you vote in the morning and then have a barbeque in the afternoon. I don't know whether it would work the same way in the US, but that's how it is in one country.