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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  • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 hours ago

    One more absolutely not.

    Let’s follow two votes. Vote #1 was cast in Colorado.

    • It starts as a paper ballot sent by standard (“snail”) mail from our election division to me, the voter. I am notified it’s coming.
    • I mark this ballot like I would an exam, just with a blue or black pen and not a #2 pencil. I’m going to do this in front of my computer, with ballotopedia open and key issues already marked.
    • I drop this ballot off at the Election Division drop box. I am notified they received it.
    • If there are problems, I am notified that I need to come in and ‘cure’ them.
    • Once it’s accepted, I am notified, and then it’s scanned in to a tabulator. Once it’s scanned, it’s stored in a secure box.
    • On Election Day, it’s counted, and the results are posted.
    • If the election is close, or there is real evidence of criminality, the ballot is retrieved from its secure box and electronically or hand-counted again.

    Vote 2 was cast in Louisiana.

    • The voter must go to a designated voting centre on a voting day.
    • The ballot is voted on an electronic machine that does not generate a paper trail.
    • The vote counts are stored within the voting machine.
    • If the election is stolen, there is no way to go back and check. The machines say what the machines say, and it’s trivial to engage voting shenanigans without any paper trail to track it down.

    I’m going to fight hard for my system, buddy. You can keep your internet voting.