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Well, for one, employers are legally REQUIRED to allow their employees time off to vote. At least I thought that was the case. Please correct me if I am wrong
by holtalanm 8y ago
Well, for one, employers are legally REQUIRED to allow their employees time off to vote.
At least I thought that was the case. Please correct me if I am wrong.
- TylerE 8y agoState by state. Many do not. In most where it is offered the time is limited (2 hours typically), which with long lines and travel time may not be enough. It is also unpaid time.
- maxerickson 8y agoI live in a tiny precinct and thus lack perspective, but the wait time is pretty solvable by spending money.
- TylerE 8y agoIf we had fair elections, yes. When the republicans control the majority of local government they have no desire to make voting easier for the working class, or students.
- hcg 8y agoForcing people ot wait hours for voting is a tactic used to discourage voters and more effectively disenfranchise groups you don't want voting. White majority area has 15 minute lines, black majority has 2 hours.
- maxerickson 8y agoYeah, I get that. But wealthy New York City, where Democrats run the election commission, was a notable shit show in the recent election. Dealing with the unequal provision of resources is a big deal, I don't mean to dismiss it, it just isn't the only issue.
- hcg 8y agoNew York is also really bad about registering people. It's absolutely about a failure to install proper checks on entrenched power.
- bloopernova 8y agoSome bad actor employers or supervisors may exert pressure upon the employee to not leave that day. There's a great many methods to force people to do something yet still stay within the word of a given law. Especially in those states that have the "at will" employment law, because you could be fired for sneezing incorrectly and have no legal recourse. That, of course, is another subject for another day.