# Presidential Election Day should be a Holiday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-election-day-should-be-a-holiday/40171>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 7, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-election-day-should-be-a-holiday/40171 "2000-11-07T20:20:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_Clinton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Bill\_Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Clinton)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-election-day-should-be-a-holiday/40171/1 "2000-11-07T20:20:23Z")

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Presidential Election Day should be a Holiday. The lines are so long. People are just getting mad about the long waits and waste of time. US workers should be given time off to vote every four years during presidential elections.

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**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-election-day-should-be-a-holiday/40171/2 "2000-11-07T23:11:38Z")

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Could that possibly boost the number of people whom vote?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-election-day-should-be-a-holiday/40171/3 "2000-11-07T23:13:56Z")

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Well, based on the last several elections, we could call it a day of mourning.