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I have advocated for a national day of voting holiday for a long time. (updated and revised)

1. Election day made a national holiday. Everyone gets the day off. Everyone REQUIRED to show picture ID.

a. There would have to be provisions made for essential personnel, police, fire, hospitals, etc. (NOT for Walmart etc.) .....Details.

EVERYONE votes on election day during the same period of time.
(minor exceptions for Hawaii and any other far flung places). ....Details

2. The polls open and close at the exact same “moment” nationwide. (Still in line at closing time? Tough shite, you had all day.)

a. By the clocks, times would be different across the country because of time zones, but everyone would be voting during the same “time frame”.

You only have about 5 hours to vote now, for many working people. Let’s say 1 hour before work, 1 hour at lunch, and 3 hours after work. That’s only FIVE hours instead of TWELVE and almost everyone else was in line trying to vote at the same time as you!

Polls in the east could open at 10 am and close at 10 pm. 12 hours of voting, should be enough.
Polls in Alaska could open at 6 am and close at 6 pm.

You’ve got all day instead of trying to squeeze it in before work, during lunch, after work. For most of you, 8 hours of your voting day is now spent at work, unavailable to you for voting.

Later in the east, earlier in the west. Hours available for actual voting would have to be shortened (only by 4 hours in NY), BUT everyone has the day off. No 6 pm to 9 pm after work/dinner crunch.

If overcrowding at some polling places could occur, create MORE polling places. ....Details.

3. Make it illegal for the press or anyone else to release ANY voting data before the polls have CLOSED.

Remember, ALL polls are closing at the exact same moment! No way for one state’s results to influence another’s.

NO EXIT POLLING! They’ll just have to WAIT for “ACTUAL RESULTS”, how droll.

NO EARLY VOTING! Absentee ballots should only be used by the infirmed, active duty military, overseas citizens, etc. You know, like it USED TO BE.

No more Florida 2000s where Dan Rather et al, caused the election debacle in Florida, falsely declaring Gore the winner in Florida, when the polls were still OPEN in the Panhandle, a Republican stronghold.

Note: I used to think this was just a F*** up (Foul up), but with what I know today, I’m convinced it was a deliberate attempt by the liberal media to throw the Presidential election to the Democrats.

Bonus: You might have to or want to take your kids to the polls. A VERY teachable moment! Make voting a FAMILY affair. Train up the youngins to VOTE.

Bonus: You could have voting parties, rallies, get togethers. You could go to the polls together. (designated drivers). Undecideds, fence sitters, not fully committed, voters might attend your gatherings. It could be a chance to sway a few more votes your way. Take them with you to the polls!

Election day may well be the most important day of the year for our country. We DESERVE fair elections, devoid of FRAUD.