ELECTION DAY HOLIDAY ACT

WRITTEN BY 
Caleb Keizer (D-CO), William J. Krause (D-SD)
----101th Congress of the United States
COSPONSORS
Strom Thurmond (D-SC-2)
Michelle Robinson (D-MI-1)
Albert Densemore (D-OR)
Goldfish (LC-ID)
IN BRIEF
To establish Election Day as a holiday.
== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as the ELECTION DAY HOLIDAY ACT for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
FINDINGS
# Whereas, Election Day is not currently a holiday.
# Whereas, having to work on Election Day may prevent people from voting.
# Whereas, making Election Day a holiday will increase voter turnout.
DEFINITIONS
# Election Day - Any day where voting for Congress, and the President occurs. Excludes special elections, primaries.
== Section 3. Bill Action ==
# Election Day shall be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.
# Private sector employers can not work anyone more than a 6 hour shift during election day.
# All private sector work in each state must end 2 hours before polls close in that state.
# Any business that violates 3.b) and 3.c) will lose 5% of their business subsidies.
== Section 4. Funding ==
TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - 0
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