Mail voting is great. I used it with no problems, even though I still had classes on election Tuesday.

Making election day a holiday probably won’t have the effect you’re hoping for.

Best case: Almost everybody goes to work as usual. A few of them get a pay differential for working the holiday.

Worst case: Holiday means holiday. We’ll give all bus drivers the day off to vote – and hope the bus riders live within walking distance of their polling location.

My problem seems to stem from the fact that my searches are often obscure and commercial interests probably wish I was searching for something else.