You are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

0
0

[–] 16506227? ago 

https://archive.ph/er4Dd :

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.”'


This has been an automated message.