HB52

Let’s celebrate democracy! It’s always confused me that Election Day isn’t a holiday. Free and open elections are a cornerstone of our democracy—something not everyone in the world has the privilege to experience. Making Election Day a holiday would turn voting into a unifying, communal event, strengthening civic pride. More importantly, it would give more people the opportunity to vote without the burden of work conflicts. Let’s make participation easier for all—please support this bill.

Members of House Executive Department & Administration I strongly support HB52 (Establishing election day state holiday) and ask that you also support this bill. Many working NH citizens are not able to get to the polls in time to vote during their work day because of childcare responsibilities, non-traditional work hours or extra-long work hours. Creating an election day holiday would help to support NH democracy by assisting many citizens from both political parties to be able to vote. Corinne Dodge Derry, NH

Election Day as a holiday will give more equal opportunity for citizens to vote. Isn't that what democracy is all about?

To help encourage more civic engagement and reduce impediments to voting!

Currently, in many NH communities, the Supervisors of the Checklist will visit nursing homes and other elder care facilities, enabling residents to easily complete absentee ballots. This is a safe, efficient, and easy way for our communities' seniors to vote. Do not make it harder for our senior population to participate in voting!

Who would even oppose this? People who claim to love America should fully support this, why wouldn’t we want everyone to have an opportunity to engage with democracy? This is excellent, please please pass this bill. Especially since it seems some people are really upset about absentee ballots, this could alleviate some of the need for those absentee ballots. It seems like a win for both sides doesn’t it?

I support this Bill. The majority of NH Voters find that their busy lives, busy work schedules and busy family care schedules make it difficult to find the time to travel to voting locations between the established voting hours in order to vote. Transporting children to and from school, full-time in-home child care and elder care, and/or commuting long-distances to and from work make voting difficult. Having an Election Day holiday would help to ease stress and increase the likelihood that more NH residents would be able to vote.

Psilocybin has been studied and shown to have immense mental health benefits for those struggling with ailments such as severe depression and PTSD. We must support more avenues to help people live happier and more fulfilled lives.

I am an election worker who strongly supports measures that encourage higher levels of voter participation.

Let's make New Hampshire once again "First in the Nation and have a state holiday for voting" If we are serious about fair and inclusive elections, then we can show that by having a state holiday Thanks for listening Thomas Westheimer

We need to do evrrything we can to encourage greater voter turnout. Genuine democracy depends on it.

Please help voters find time to get to the polls on election day by Please establish an election day holiday tohelp voters find time to get to the polls on election day. Promote democracy.

Please help voters find time to get to the polls on election day by establishing an election day holiday. I can't think of a better way to promote democracy.

What a great idea! There are so many people who don’t vote because their jobs restrict their ability to get to the polls. An election holiday would allow those people to exercise their right to vote.

I support making these elections, a major holiday.

Voting is a fundamental civic duty. We should support efforts to encourage more people to vote.

Lets eliminate Columbus Day and replace it with this day

What could be more democratic? Election day as a holiday to actually encourage people to exercise our civic duty! Vote yes!

If ever there should be a Holiday it should be for this most important responsibility - VOTING!

Dear Representatives, I urge you to SUPPORT this bill, which makes voting more accessible for residents by designating elections dates as legal holidays. Thank you for your time.

I believe the the more access to vote, the better off our state/ country will be.

I am retired, but prior to that I worked in the healthcare field with long hour days. With commuting added to my workday, it was difficult for me to get to the polls. I believe people are working harder and longer hours. By having an election day holiday, this would help voters get to the polls.

YES! Let's make it easier for everyone to vote by making Election Day a holiday in our great state of NH.

I believe in the importance of voting and making it easier, not harder, for eligible citizens to vote. Much of the rest of the country and the world has a holiday for voting day (or makes it much easier to vote absentee or early). We've seen in recent years how bad weather and a pandemic can wreak havoc with our opportunity to vote. Let's have more flexibility!

Before I retired I so wanted Election Day to be a holiday so I did not have to take time away from work. It seemed so inconvenient, cumbersome to get to the polls before work and hope I could vote before commuting to my job. Several times I was unable to vote and had to return in the evening in order to cast my vote. Pain in the neck. I have no idea what the statistics will show making Election Day a holiday, but surely the turnout will increase.