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Why Isn’t Election Day a National Holiday? #takebacktuesday

When you get to thinking about it, holding an election in the middle of the work week doesn’t make any sense. How can our democracy thrive when voting, perhaps our most broad-reaching civic duty, must be squeezed into what odd hours we can find for it?…

So, in the spirit of a more engaged citizenship, we figured we’d do something about it: We want to make Voting Day a holiday. And here’s our plan:

1. We’re going to be pragmatic. GOOD is a business. And so, if we’re going to talk the talk, we’re going to walk the walk. We’ll be closing our offices on Tuesday, November 6—giving all of our employees the day off in the spirit of a more engaged citizenship. But there’s more: We’re calling upon other companies to join us. We MacGyver’edthis sitetogether so that other businesses can formally opt into this Do-It-Ourselves national holiday in the making, and so we could simultaneously celebrate them for doing so. Followthis linkto add your company to the list. And if you’re one of the first 100 companies to sign up, we’ll send you a Closed for Voting silkscreen poster designed by GOOD’s very ownTyler Hoehne. Plus, we’ll give each participating company a mention in the next print issue of GOOD Magazine. 

2. We’re going to dream big. Holidays aren’t just about days off, they’re about traditions. So, we’re asking you what our traditions should be for Voting Day. Thanksgiving has turkeys, The Fourth of July has fireworks, Memorial Day has BBQs. We’re all proud of our “I Voted” stickers, but we want to peel away those stickers and explore the communal values beneath them. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing ideas from awesome people across the GOOD community about what Voting Day would look like were it a national holiday—and we’ll be assembling a toolkit so you can celebrate it.