Timeline for Do people in USA have to take an unpaid vacation day to vote?
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| Dec 29, 2018 at 5:21 | comment | added | Jimmy M. | It is also worth noting absentee ballots, which allows for voting at the voter's convivence, as you receive and send your vote through the mail. The laws concerning this vary by state (as any other election law); Virginia for instance allows you to apply for a absentee ballot if you are working/commuting for at least 11 hours during voting hours (1E), among others. Other states do not require a reason for obtaining an absentee ballot, and Washington state only does voting by mail for the other side of the spectrum | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 18:17 | comment | added | user11643 | In my experience, a 15 hour window to vote usually isn't fully eclipsed by a work shift. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 17:22 | comment | added | LUser | In my experience no one ever took a holiday for it. They would just let the boss know they were going to be late or would do it during lunch ; or after work. I haven't ever been threatened with being fired for this. Imagine what negative backlash this would have if a company fired people for voting? | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 14:08 | comment | added | Tyler S. Loeper | In my experience no one actually exercises this right to vote with out losing pay, and most employers are not aware of it or hide this information. The problem probably arises from at-will employment. For example, if you worked in retail and told your manager that you are exercising your right to vote and be paid, and leaving early to go voting. Then you will probably be fired the next day. Your reason for being fired won't be taking leave to vote, it will be some other made up reason that falls under your at-will employment. But you will still be fired. More common is voting before work. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 13:28 | history | edited | Hellion | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 28, 2018 at 13:21 | history | answered | Hellion | CC BY-SA 4.0 |