Taking time off to vote

[pegkerr]

From Lifehacker.com (lifehacker_rss):

Voting isn't just your civic duty — it's also a great excuse to leave work early or arrive fashionably late. Most states require employers to give time off to employees in order to punch a ballot if work hours overlap significantly with polling station hours. Some states even mandate that you get paid during that time. Check out this state-by-state breakdown to see if you qualify for a little quality time away from the office to exercise your right as a citizen. We promise to look the other way if you vote by absentee ballot and take the free time anyway.

Time Off to Vote for Employees — A State by State Survey

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Damned shame, Maine doesn't mandate time off from work to vote.

Oh, wait. I'm self-employed . . .

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I anticipate my class that day is going to be a wash because my students will be busy "voting".

[wild-patience.livejournal.com]

There's a sign in the lobby of my building saying that you can get up to two hours paid time off to vote. It says you can take all the time you want (some people do have pretty long commutes) but you can only get paid for two of the hours.

I'm amazed this is still around. California has been pushing for more people to become permanent absentee voters for years now due to the difficulty of getting enough people to staff the voting areas on election day. A lot of us just vote by mail.