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Election day is now a State holiday in Virginia! (Original Post) Cattledog Apr 2020 OP
Showing the way eleny Apr 2020 #1
It should be a National Holiday! MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #2

MyOwnPeace

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2. It should be a National Holiday!
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 06:12 PM
Apr 2020

and 24 hours, if not a week-end!
AND, the polls on the east coast and the west coast (and of course, those in between) should all CLOSE at the same time.
Not "clock" time - exactly the SAME TIME, say 10 AM EST, 7AM PST. But remember, all polls should be open 24 hours!
That way, early "predictions" from NYC will not discourage voters in LA from going and "doing the right thing!"

Well, to my mind, all of that makes sense. Guess that will go nowhere with an administration hell-bent on eliminating voter rights.

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