Late last month, the government of Sandusky, Ohio, did what many believe the federal government should have done long ago: It declared Election Day a paid holiday. Yet it has proved exceedingly difficult to make Election Day a paid holiday nationwide, despite lawmakers’ various attempts. Sandusky’s solution was simple: Swap city workers’ Columbus Day holiday with the first Tuesday after Nov. 1. “We are swapping them to prioritize voting day as a day off so that our employees can vote,” City Manager Eric Wobser told the Sandusky Register. (Election Day is on a Tuesday thanks to 19th century farmers.)

Source: Huffington Post February 09, 2019 22:07 UTC