Make Election Day a Holiday: It’s the American Thing to Do

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In one important measure of democracy, America is unfortunately not first. Or even 20th.

In fact, according to a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center, the United States ranks near the bottom for voter turnout among its peers in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, just 26th out of 32 countries.