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Make Election Day a Federal Holiday!

Target: President Bush
Sponsored by: Care2

The health of democracy depends on the participation of all its people - for every voice to be heard and every vote counted. But right now, the United States is failing in that responsibility. In 2006, only 41.3 percent of the total eligible voters turned out to vote.

Studies show that the #1 reason people fail to vote is because of difficulty in getting to the polls. The federal government requires that employers grant employees the ability to vote on Election Day, but that's clearly not enough. If we take democracy seriously, then Election Day needs to be a holiday, so that everyone has the chance to do their civic duty.

Voting is the most fundamental obligation of our democracy, and it's worth dedicating a day to it. Urge the President to protect the American democracy by making Election Day a federal holiday!

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goal: 10,000

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Dear President Bush,

As November 4 quickly approaches, millions of Americans will juggle their work and family schedules to ensure that they are able to get to their polling place to vote. But the democratic process would be better served if Election Day were a federal holiday.

The health of democracy depends on the participation of all its people--for every voice to be heard and every vote counted. But right now, the United States is failing in that responsibility. In 2006, only 41.3% of the total eligible voters turned out to vote.

Studies show that the #1 reason people fail to vote is because of difficulty in getting to the polls. The federal government requires that employers grant employees the ability to vote on Election Day, but that's clearly not enough. If we take democracy seriously, then Election Day needs to be a holiday, so that everyone has the chance to do their civic duty.

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We took action on “Make Election Day a Federal Holiday!”!

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1:55 am PST, Dec 4, Rr Ff, New York

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6:05 pm PST, Dec 3, Elizabeth Bryant, Idaho

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5:58 pm PST, Dec 3, Kari Dyrdahl, Minnesota

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5:25 pm PST, Dec 3, Veda & Richard Alban, Florida

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4:08 pm PST, Dec 3, Mikkel Gredvig, Washington

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2:21 pm PST, Dec 3, Ellyn Saluka, New Jersey

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1:37 pm PST, Dec 3, Kathy Schmautz, New York

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11:17 am PST, Dec 3, Debra Galindo, California

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4:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Selina Schecroun, Virginia

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10:25 am PST, Dec 2, Dorri Neville, New Jersey

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8:52 pm PST, Dec 1, Annette Zerr, California

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8:23 pm PST, Dec 1, Amy Wold, Minnesota

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2:37 pm PST, Dec 1, Jaclyn Power, California
Every American should have the opportunity to vote and work should not be an excuse not to vote. My previous boss made me beg other employees to cover the phones in the office while I drove to go vote. This day should be a national holiday for this exact reason.

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2:32 pm PST, Dec 1, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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1:57 pm PST, Dec 1, Lorin King, Texas

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7:15 am PST, Dec 1, Jeff Lester, Texas

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8:06 pm PST, Nov 30, Gary Merenstein, Colorado

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4:34 pm PST, Nov 30, Melinda Manderbach, California

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2:56 pm PST, Nov 30, Mary Clare Lanphear, Washington
It's so important for everybody to have an opportunity to vote . Making it a Federal holiday makes so much sense to enable those who work and to also honor the importance of this freedom.

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1:34 pm PST, Nov 30, Elizabeth Even, California

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12:44 pm PST, Nov 30, Marc Rubin, New Jersey

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12:22 pm PST, Nov 30, Toby Rane, California

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11:47 am PST, Nov 30, Randy Ball, Mississippi
Even though this nov 4th has passed we still need to fight to make the next election day a national holiday.. and work at making sure everyone has say in not only their major elections but also i their primaries especially for their national officials... iam appauled at the lack of care when so many people get disenfranchised when they are unable to attend these stupid caucuses ... or the BS that takes place in Texas and people are allowed to vote twice... how undemocratic and unfair to the rest of the nation.

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8:51 pm PST, Nov 29, Ana Corrales, Virginia

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6:44 pm PST, Nov 29, Nathalia Santiago, Massachusetts

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7:32 pm PST, Nov 28, Stephanie Brennan, Michigan

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1:38 pm PST, Nov 28, Donna Hamsher, Louisiana

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12:11 am PST, Nov 28, Name not displayed, California

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3:24 pm PST, Nov 27, Esther Schiller, California

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10:33 pm PST, Nov 26, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming

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8:46 pm PST, Nov 26, Paula Jolly, Illinois

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4:02 pm PST, Nov 26, Bob Reid, Indiana

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2:27 pm PST, Nov 26, Matthew Tripp, South Carolina
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11:46 am PST, Nov 26, Donnamarie Sloma, New Jersey

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9:52 am PST, Nov 26, Benjamin A. Sheppard, Washington

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7:30 am PST, Nov 26, Samantha Pomp, Arizona

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5:35 pm PST, Nov 25, Melissa Boyce, South Carolina
Come on! How do you expect people to be able to vote, if they can't leave work because they will lose pay or their job altogether? Make Election Day a Federal Holiday!

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1:54 pm PST, Nov 25, Kira Goldsmith, New York

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9:51 pm PST, Nov 24, Michael Jannelli, Pennsylvania

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5:05 pm PST, Nov 24, Fitz Fleenor, Tennessee

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3:25 pm PST, Nov 24, Susan Bendickson, Minnesota

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7:38 am PST, Nov 24, Yvonne Davidson, Illinois

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9:29 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, California

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8:54 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, Ohio

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2:11 pm PST, Nov 23, Ismael Rodriguez, California

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11:24 pm PST, Nov 22, Niki Gianni, Illinois

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3:49 pm PST, Nov 22, Nizar Kafity, Kansas

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3:00 pm PST, Nov 22, Kelly Schucker, New York

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10:00 pm PST, Nov 21, Christy Tucker, Alabama

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7:32 pm PST, Nov 21, Dassi McCurdy, Oregon

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4:22 pm PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, Indiana

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3:23 pm PST, Nov 21, Tom Edquist, Colorado

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5:10 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Idaho

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12:41 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, New York

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5:56 pm PST, Nov 19, Kris S, New York

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1:20 pm PST, Nov 19, Samana Gharzeddine, New York

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9:31 am PST, Nov 19, Carol Preston, Kentucky

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7:41 am PST, Nov 19, Terri Wilcox, Oklahoma

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9:16 am PST, Nov 18, Brian JP Craig, New Jersey

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8:30 am PST, Nov 18, Sara J. Schmidt, Missouri

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6:12 am PST, Nov 18, Nada Ratzlaff, Pennsylvania
As a deeply patriotic American, this is the best reason for a holiday I can think of.

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3:18 pm PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, Texas

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8:29 am PST, Nov 16, David Grant, Oregon

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8:49 pm PST, Nov 15, Robyn Schnellenberger, Virginia

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8:12 pm PST, Nov 15, Name not displayed, Colorado

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