Yet of those 14, only three have made election day a state holiday: Hawaii, Illinois and New York. But most aren’t making election day a priority. Especially given that 65% of Americans support making election day a national holiday and 43% of voters already live in one of the 19 states with some form of voting holiday. “If I had my way, and I think it is really important, every election day would be a day off,” President Biden said last June. There is nothing stopping governors and legislatures from making election day a state holiday.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2022 14:27 UTC