🚨BREAKING: President Trump plans to make Election Day a national holiday, implement single-day voting, paper ballots, and government-issued voter ID .. WHAT AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS PRESENT!

[u/TanviVats]

🚨BREAKING: President Trump plans to make Election Day a national holiday, implement single-day voting, paper ballots, and government-issued voter ID .. WHAT AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS PRESENT!

[u/MaxGrata]

How could one justify disagreeing with this?

[u/ivylass → u/MaxGrata]

I like early voting. Why can't we keep that?

[u/Awdvr491 → u/ivylass]

Because you will have all the time on voting day to vote. So early will be pointless since it's usually used as an excuse of being busy that day or at work.

[u/ivylass → u/Awdvr491]

Not everyone has the day off. Hospitals, police, firefighters, and I'll bet many retailers won't close.

[u/Awdvr491 → u/ivylass]

Early voting will not go away. Dont work yourself up over nothing.

[u/ivylass → u/Awdvr491]

The OP states Trump wants single day voting. But I guess I won't worry my pretty little head over it.

[u/Awdvr491 → u/ivylass]

And when should you listen to trumps words as 100% truth until it's happening?

[u/banned_account_002 → u/ivylass]

Didn't you shave your head after Trump was elected?

[u/ivylass → u/banned_account_002]

Why would I? I voted for him.

[u/banned_account_002 → u/ivylass]

Suuuuuure, you did.

[u/banned_account_002 → u/Awdvr491]

Had the poor purple-hair heading to the safe room before you talked them down from anxiety/PTSD.

[u/NohoTwoPointOh → u/ivylass]

Hence "FEDERAL HOLIDAY".

But in spirit, you aren't wrong. LIke now, their employer MUST give them ample time to go vote. I'd be fine with a compromise of declaring "essential workers" as they did in Covid. Employers must pay them 3x to 4x their daily salary for working that day OR allow them 3-4 vacation days to be used at their leisure.

We'll see how long Target stays open under those rules.

[u/earl_lemongrab → u/NohoTwoPointOh]

There's no current legal requirement for employers to give time off to vote.

Making it a Federal holiday solves nothing. The only people guaranteed to have Federal holidays off are government workers, government contractors, and some others here and there. (And there are exceptions for certain essential government workers) Some banks don't even close on "minor" holidays

[u/reamo05 → u/NohoTwoPointOh]

NJ doesn't require we get time off to vote and I know there's at least a few other states as well.

[u/Muted-Comfortable505 → u/Awdvr491]

Yeah, you will have all day to vote if you are a government, in the banking industry or work for the schools etc. this will by no means benefit the average worker in this country.

[u/Awdvr491 → u/Muted-Comfortable505]

Have polling hours been mentioned? Could it be that polls are open for 24 hours?

[u/Muted-Comfortable505 → u/Awdvr491]

You comment on my AutoCorrect could you comment on how this is going to benefit the average worker in this country?

[u/Kornbread2000 → u/Awdvr491]

I am a consultant and often have to travel with little notice. For this reason I usually vote early. In this scenario I would be forced to register for an absentee ballot to ensure my right to vote.

[u/Awdvr491 → u/Kornbread2000]

I'm sure all that craziness will be worked out. If you have not noticed, trump likes to make outlandish ideas and statements, then work them back until everyone stops freaking out lol.

But requesting an absentee ballot sounds like a pretty easy work around if the bill goes through as it sounds right now.

[u/Lower-Ad6435 → u/Awdvr491]

I didn't have time to go vote when I was deployed overseas. You can't do away with absentee ballots entirely.

[u/Awdvr491 → u/Lower-Ad6435]

I could be way off but isn't early and absentee two way different things?

[u/Lower-Ad6435 → u/Awdvr491]

All absentee votes are done early. Not all early votes are absentee.