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Zareth posted...

Yes because it makes voter supression harder and that's all that matters

This is also a consideration. As much as I stand by my previous statement that there are more efficient ways to do it, a holiday does make voting more accessible in a way that's very hard to erode without calling attention to the fact that you're eroding it. Reducing polling station hours is easy to justify by feigning a lack of staff. People on the side of the party that most wants suppress votes already cheer when you make advance voting more difficult, especially under the pretense of security. But cancelling a holiday once it's established and people are expecting a day off? That's hard to justify and the only people on your side will be those that have to work it anyway (which are one of the reasons it's not an ideal solution).