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Is there no provision at all for time off to vote? In Canada, an elector must have 3 consecutive hours to vote and if that means taking an hour or two off work,
by acveilleux 10y ago
Is there no provision at all for time off to vote? In Canada, an elector must have 3 consecutive hours to vote and if that means taking an hour or two off work, the employer must provide that paid time off or face a 2000$ fine or 3 months imprisonment.
- eplanit 10y agoMost states have absentee voting, wherein you can mail in your ballot by election day (up to 4 weeks in advance). This has become increasingly popular over the years -- I've used this method exclusively for > 20 years. Absentee voting was introduced to increase turnout; ironically, though, some research shows that the idea doesn't work[1]. [1] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/23/study-early-voting-associated-with-lower-turnout/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/23/study-early-...
- maxerickson 10y ago30 states have laws requiring time off to vote. https://www.workplacefairness.org/voting-rights-workplace https://www.workplacefairness.org/voting-rights-workplace Combined with early voting: https://ballotpedia.org/Early_voting https://ballotpedia.org/Early_voting And polls being open for 12 hours or more in most places. http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/voter-registration-deadlines-poll-hours.html http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/voter-registration-d...