To: The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump
Merge Veterans and Election Day
A petition to merge election day and veterans day. By combining these two national events, our country will 1) provide a day off to people to allow for voting, leading to higher voter turnouts, and a more equally representative government, and 2)honor the sacrifice and service of our national heros by engaging in the very activity our forfathers fought to guarantee, our freedom to vote. This change will not effect the national budget, nor change terms of any elected officials. It will help to ensure a representative and equal opportunity to elect officials, and to vote on a day when we are celebrating those who given so much to preserve these freedoms.
Why is this important?
By merging election day and Veterans day, and establishing the first friday after the first Monday in November as national elections day, all Americans, regardless of race, age, or social standing, will have an equal opportunity to vote. Further, the national recognition of our veterans on a day when elections are on everyone's mind will compound the national respect for these heros.