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Having a holiday on election day is standard practice in most countries, so doing so would not make our economy crumble. However, if the most committed voters take the day off, when there is no national holiday, that will make everyone else have to work longer / extra shifts, trapping them at work and effectively preventing them from voting—the exact opposite of what we’d like to have happen.
The best thing you can do, if you want people to be able to vote, is vote early and then offer to cover part of other people’s shifts, if that frees them up to vote. If you do take the day off, use it to a) work the polls b) watch the polls c) drive voters to the polls or d) watch a neighbor’s kids so he/she can get to the polls.
