Make federal elections day a national holiday to encourage more registered voter participation.
Why is this important?
I spent 3 weeks working with the Votecorps in Virginia and saw the difficulty in getting to the polls for those who have to fit in this civic duty with making a living. The larger the number of voters turning out, the better our democracy. We are presently ranked around 40th in the world in % of registered voters voting. Some of this is no doubt due to apathy and cynicism, but much can be said for the inconvenience of our system.
