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
    4·
    2 months ago

    Not to mention you can’t even go back and see what the people really voted. If someone sneaks a

    if (vote == KamalaHarris.vote)
{
      DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now; 
      If (currentTime.Seconds % 3 = 0) 
           DonaldTrump.voteCount += 3;
      else
           KamalaHarris.voteCount += 1;
}

    into closed source code, you’ve got fuckery that will take a computer scientist to find, and no way to unfuck the election.

    I prefer my paper ballot, thank you, though I’ll allow it to be scanned by a computer, as long as the computer is checked for fuckery like the above first.