A petition to make Election Day a federal holiday has reached 10,018 signatures on the White House’s “We the People” website as of Wednesday night.

If the petition reaches 25,000 signatures by Dec. 12, White House staff will review it and issue an official response.

Cameron Blaydes, senior in Business, put up the petition Monday afternoon.

It’s an idea that people raise all the time and wonder why it’s not already a holiday, Blaydes said. He said being in an environment where people are challenging the status quo and using social media to try to change things makes people more inclined to do something for themselves.

“It’s been a bit of a battle getting to the point that it’s at now,” Blaydes said, but he’s hopeful the petition will reach the threshold in time to be reviewed.