Is it time to make Election Day a federal holiday? π³οΈ 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!
IMHO, yes, but you have to bring proof of having voted the next work day for it to count. And the State should respond to mail-in ballots with βI Votedβ stickers - mail in ballots have deadlines, so maybe Itβd be enough time for a round trip. Or if you drop off the ballot at a post office, postal workers can hand you a sticker. More money for the USPS; itβs a win-win. Change the I voted sticker each year; counterfeiting would be more work than itβs worth.
Thereβd be forgeries, lax enforcement, whatever; the point isnβt to have a hard enforcement, like money, but just to encourage people to vote.
Weβll never be a country that mandates voting, like some do, but anything that encourages people to vote is a good thing.
P.S. if we canβt convert to a 4-day work week country, I think we should slowly create more federal holidays that fall on specific week days, until we have 52 of them.
Oh I love this but letβs make the incentives better.
- Every company gets a tax deduction for each employee that votes
- Each locality, county, state gets a tax bonus from the federal government for every election it has and for each person who votes
- each person who votes is eligible to receive a tax stimulus the following year
All of this can be done today. Voter participation information is actually available at the local level. Itβs why I always get fliers for Republicans since I vote in their primaries. (My vote is more effective there than in the Democratic primary)
If this is your platform, Iβll vote for you. Throw in a little RCV, and Iβll canvas, too.
I want to get rid of FPTP voting but a recent veritasium video has me wondering if we should try something better than RCV.
Not saying I would vote no on RCV, but if weβre going to change the voting method, letβs do it in a way ensures that the people are best represented.
