Determination of a broke system is up for discussion. Also remember that while employers maybe be required to give employees time off, that does not mean it is paid time off. Recent years with long periods of waiting as well as long travel time to get to polls (BTW some design of this is intentional) means that many give up income to vote. That is especially a low SSE issue that again discourages people from voting. Finally, religious days should be avoided if possible but not at the expense low voter turn out. Separation of church and state needs to play into all these type of decisions. The key to healthy democracy is strong voter turnout as most of the people make a good decision most of the time, thus we must do all we can to get more people voting.
Determination of a broke system is up for discussion. Also remember that while employers maybe be required to give employees time off, that does not mean it is paid time off. Recent years with long periods of waiting as well as long travel time to get to polls (BTW some design of this is intentional) means that many give up income to vote. That is especially a low SSE issue that again discourages people from voting. Finally, religious days should be avoided if possible but not at the expense low voter turn out. Separation of church and state needs to play into all these type of decisions. The key to healthy democracy is strong voter turnout as most of the people make a good decision most of the time, thus we must do all we can to get more people voting.