Should Election Day Become A Federal Holiday? Weighing The Benefits And Drawbacks | ACE
ace-usa.org
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!

https://ace-usa.org/blog/research/research-votingrights/should-election-day-become-a-federal-holiday-weighing-the-benefits-and-drawbacks/

  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
    7·
    1 month ago

    We always have elections on a Sunday (you go to your assigned voting place, usually a school) and there’s I think two week period where you can vote in (official voting places placed in) libraries, malls, all kinds of places and you can pick whichever so there’s ample opportunity for everyone. I think mail-in system where you can vote at home and deliver the vote by mail is just for those who are abroad. There’s also the possibility of having people visit you at home to facilitate voting, meant for those who can’t move.

    • Constant Pain@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 month ago

      Here in Brazil elections are always on Sunday, vote is mandatory and everybody vote the same day. By 8pm all votes are counted and the result is known.

      I always vote after lunch and it’s always empty. Because the vote is electronic, it’s very fast. I get there (we usually vote at schools too), show my photo ID (I use the ID app on my phone), use my fingerprint to unlock the voting machine, type the numbers and confirm, they return my phone and give a coupon to prove I voted and then I go eat a meat pastel and ice cream.

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 month ago

        We don’t use electronic voting machines here. It’s all paper ballots. Vote counting is done for pre-voting day ballots so that the result of those is known at 20.00 and only then (at the same time the voting places close) they start counting the voting day ballots (well technically it’s the preliminary count after which the ballots are send to a recount for next day to check for errors). Calculating is done by hand but the result is known usually at around 23, before the recount and the actual final result is confirmed on next Wednesday at 18.00. But that’s a formality.

        After voting we usually do coffee or some do beer. “Election coffee” or “election beer” we call it.