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Why Election Day isn’t a federal holiday

by Janet Nguyen

Nov 2, 2016

Some say having the day off to vote will improve voter turnout, but it’s a tough sell to Congress and companies.

An early voter poses with a wrist band at a polling station in Chicago, Illinois.

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