Election Day

Establishing a national Election Day holiday would remove the financial and employment restrictions that are currently placed on voting and which create a disincentive for millions of working Americans to participate in democracy.

Once a year, Eva Welch works twice as long as most people half her age. The 74-year-old poll inspector for the 87th election district arrived at her voting station in Wien at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and stayed until it closed at 9 p.m. Despite the 15-and-a-half-hour day, Welch was surprisingly relaxed—as of 2:30 p.m., only three voters had come to her table.