Why is Columbus Day a holiday, but not Election Day?

Efforts include this bill introduced in 2002 to make Election Day an official federal holiday, and this bill from 2001 to actually move the day to Veterans Day. ... read more

Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. read more

If Election Day were a national holiday and people woke up thinking to themselves, “I don’t have to go to work today because it’s Election Day,” that number would likely plummet dramatically. There have been calls to make Election Day a federal holiday for generations, but the movement has never gained much traction because making it easier for everyone to vote would undoubtedly have a partisan effect. read more