Increasing Voter Turnout

Since the start of the twentieth century, the percentage of registered voters that actually vote in the presidential election each year has been steadily under 60%. If you average the number of voters for presidential elections with all other elections since the mid 1900s, the percentage is below 50%. This means that even if a majority of the popular vote is behind a president, it is really only just above 25% of registered voters that truly support the newly elected president. A president's authority to govern the country for his four-year term can be greatly affected by the support of the public. We do not want a president who is not backed up by significantly less than a majority of Americans.
The solution to this problem is to make it easier for those Americans who want to vote, but can't for various reasons, to be able to do so. Making voting day a national holiday would allow so many more Americans who normally have hectic work schedules to get to the polls. Families with children could also take turns watching the kids while one parent is at the polls. It could solve a lot of reasons why many Americans simply cannot vote in elections even if they want to be a part of deciding our nation's president. I believe that this would definitely increase voter turnout and have a positive affect on our country's election of a new president.