Election Day 2016, A National Holiday?

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The thing that amazes me is that the local politicians are the ones who really have a major impact on your daily life. And yet voter turnout in local elections like the one two weeks ago is something like 25%.

I don't know your local issues, but my local issues include school overcrowding and budget woes. And since the local politicians get to set the property tax rates and property assessments, they can dig right into my wallet in a way that the feds can't. I am amazed that 75% of the population is willing to let the 25% run the show.