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Are you going to vote? These states require employers to give you time to vote

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Are you going to vote? These states require employers to give you time to vote

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Election day has arrived and some states declared the date a state holiday, while others required employers to provide paid time off to vote.

For example, in New York State, employees are entitled to two hours of paid leave if they are not granted “enough time to vote,According to the New York State Board of Elections. This is described as four consecutive hours of voting either from the time the polls open until the start of the shift, or four consecutive hours between the end of the shift and the close of the polls.

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Only five states have called Election Day, according to the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), an independent nonprofit think tank. holiday and require employers to provide paid time off to vote.

Voting signs at the Reo Elections Office on October 3, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/Getty Images)

Nineteen states do not declare Election Day a state holiday or require employers to provide paid time off to vote.

Here’s a breakdown according to MAP.

Election Day is considered a day off, and employers are required to provide paid leave for voting:

  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • New York
  • West Virginia

Election Day is a day off, but does not require employers to provide paid leave:

  • Delaware
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Michigan
  • Montana
  • New Jersey
  • Rhode Island
  • Virginia

Employers must provide paid leave for voting, but Election Day is not considered a day off:

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Wyoming

States that do not make Election Day a public holiday and do not require employers to provide paid time off to vote:

  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • Idaho
  • North Dakota
  • Wisconsin
  • Arkansas
  • Mississippi
  • Alabama
  • Georgia
  • Florida
  • South Carolina
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • Vermont
  • New Hampshire
  • Maine
  • Washington, DC

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