Would making Election Day a holiday increase voter turnout?

Patagonia is joining other companies that are giving workers a day off on Election Day, saying it wants to encourage its employees to have the time to elect candidates up and down the ballot who will protect the environment.
There’s been a movement called “Take Off Election Day” that has enlisted hundreds of tech companies, mainly smaller ones, to give people Nov. 8 off.
But the move by a company like Patagonia may give other big brands more to think about. The Ventura, Califor