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Boozing, Bribing and Brawling on Election Day

Reid All About it

George Washington was 24 years old when he first ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Since then, several in Congress have attempted to make Election Day a federal holiday or move it to the weekend, but their bills never made it out of committee or died on the House floor. Political feasting. Brawls for the ballot box.