2019-01-31 | Mitch McConnell Calls Push to Make Election Day a Holiday a Democratic ‘Power Grab’ - The New York Times
'The legislation proposes making Election Day, the first Tuesday in November, a public holiday just like Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day and Christmas. '
'McConnell’s remarks and said, “An Election Day holiday WOULD be a power grab,” adding: “It would be the American people grabbing power back from the wealthy special interests that dominate Washington because @senatemajldr & others prefer that it be hard to vote.”The target of Mr. '
'Mr. '
'Permitting same-day registration could increase voter turnout by three percentage points, the equivalent of about 3.8 million additional voters in the 2016 presidential election, according to studies. '
' McConnell derided that idea as “generous new benefits for federal bureaucrats and government employees.”'
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'The legislation proposes making Election Day, the first Tuesday in November, a public holiday just like Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day and Christmas. '
'McConnell’s remarks and said, “An Election Day holiday WOULD be a power grab,” adding: “It would be the American people grabbing power back from the wealthy special interests that dominate Washington because @senatemajldr & others prefer that it be hard to vote.”The target of Mr. '
'Mr. '
'Permitting same-day registration could increase voter turnout by three percentage points, the equivalent of about 3.8 million additional voters in the 2016 presidential election, according to studies. '
' McConnell derided that idea as “generous new benefits for federal bureaucrats and government employees.”'
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