Are you referring to exotic pole dancers? Or electric utility pole linemen? I agree both should get time off to go to the polls to vote.
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Are you referring to exotic pole dancers? Or electric utility pole linemen? I agree both should get time off to go to the polls to vote.
It's completely dependent on the state. Variations are how long you get and whether it's paid or unpaid.
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Most states require employers to let employees take time off to vote. Find out your state's rules on getting time off to vote.
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Watch retail staffing being suspiciously light on election day.
Federal elections are every other year. State and local elections are pretty much every year, and it's not unheard of to have two in a year.
I’m quite aware that some states have some type of early voting. So screw the citizens of the states that don’t? And even among states that do, some make you jump through certain hoops to qualify for it. Do your own research.
Against the Constitution. Separation of powers and equal footing.
it is by law the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Sometimes it’s on the 4th. But not this year
False! National and state elections in the U.S. are EVERY TWO YEARS, an important fact that many apathetic American citizens seem to forget.
Until this year, I was an Election Day Worker. Got a last minute request to work a Special Election at a new polling place located at a retirement home. No way was I going to risk my life for that (the Special Election was eventually postponed). There were already too many headaches and issues working Election Day, so I doubt that I'll ever work the polls again.
Election day should be a National holiday to ensure that everyone can vote. This is especially so as many places make it so difficult to vote. I can only imagine what Election Day will look like this year with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since Apple is headquartered in California, it's important to know that the state already mandates up to two (2) hours of paid time to vote, with as much time as needed for workers to vote.
For information on your state, check out the link below:
What is the law in my state?
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Election day should be a National holiday to ensure that everyone can vote. This is especially so as many places make it so difficult to vote. I can only imagine what Election Day will look like this year with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since Apple is headquartered in California, it's important to know that the state already mandates up to two (2) hours of paid time to vote, with as much time as needed for workers to vote.
For information on your state, check out the link below:
What is the law in my state?
State by State Laws on Voting Leave Policy | Workplace Fairness
State Laws on Voting Rights and Time Off to Vote I’m scheduled to work on Election Day. Do I have a right to take time off from work to vote? Not necessarily. Getting time off to vote (voting leave policy) is an area of the law dealt with on a state-by-state basis. Depending on where you live...
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Okay, fine. Then close businesses for all of them. The world won't end.
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As I said, make them all holidays.
“Pole workers” perform at strip clubs. “Poll workers” help execute and safeguard our elections.
Voting is your duty as a citizen to the Republic. Brave men and women have fought, sacrificed and died over 245 years to get us as far as we've come today. Freedom isn't free. (It takes folk like you and me...) Honor them, no matter who you are, what party or candidate you support or how you ended up here, by voting on the First Tuesday after a Monday in November. Stand in line (at a safe distance, with a mask, if recommended, and hand sanitizer,) get your sticker, cast your ballot! If you don't know how to vote, ask a friend or your parents or grandparents. Voting expresses the will of the people in the loudest, most unmistakable shout for all politicians to hear: "Keep doing what you're doing." or "Change course now!" Taxes? The Supreme Court? Judicial Appointments? Civil liberties? Power of corporations? Free speech? Freedom of Religion? Internet freedom? Interstate commerce? Mortgage rates? A woman's right to choose vs. Pro-Life? War? National Debt? Your 401K? Car prices? Oil Prices? Food prices? Redistricting? The right to vote, and how to vote, and who can vote? ALL of that, and so much more, is determined by your vote, this November! So VOTE and if your candidate loses, be proud of yourself for supporting them, and doing your best, and learn what you can and decide if you want to do more to help their side win next time! And don't hate the other side. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Support the United States of America. We aren't perfect. Our history is flawed, as all human beings are. We haven't reached our potential. But make no mistake: We are the most free, most wonderful country in the entire world! Keep it that way. Do your part. And VOTE! Good luck
and if your candidate loses, be proud of yourself for supporting them, and doing your best, and learn what you can and decide if you want to do more to help their side win next time! And don't hate the other side. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Support the United States of America. We aren't perfect. Our history is flawed, as all human beings are. We haven't reached our potential. But make no mistake: We are the most free, most wonderful country in the entire world! Keep it that way. Do your part. And VOTE! Good luck All states will have two elections this year, a primary and the general. Some states, like Oklahoma and South Carolina, will have 4. Then some will have a special election because somebody got a cabinet position. It's not as simple as you think.
Americans can vote. Wherever they are.
Ensuring Service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens can vote -- from anywhere in the world.
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You didn't define your threat model properly. A real form of voter fraud is paying people to vote a certain way by allowing somebody to inspect your ballot, and is a problem with any system that allows a voter to verify their vote after submission. This is a problem with vote by mail and e-voting.
What many people, like Randall Munroe, miss is what a secret ballot entails.
Now I will defend Canada as an amazing country, arguably the best in the world, any day of the week, but it's not like our system doesn't have its flaws too!
No it's not. We have many options of voting, including mail-in voting, available. These must be applied for in advance. Because voting is compulsory (a fine applies if you don't vote, but it's small and in practice they usually send a sternly-worded letter and no fine), the governments are always under pressure to make it as convenient as possible.
That would seriously have to be the dumbest reason not to have it on a Saturday. Firstly, election staff are public servants. This is probably the only time for them to make any overtime wages at all. Secondly, no-one cares about reporters or pollsters. If their bosses want them to work, they work. Simples.
The proof that this works is that it has worked well and continues to work well.
I can't believe it's not a law in the USA!!! Wow! It's a law in Canada.
Apparently not.
"In the United States, Election Day is the annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials. It is statutorily set as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November" equalling "the first Tuesday after November 1". The earliest possible date is November 2, and the latest possible date is November 8."
"Election Day is a public holiday in some states, including Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, and the territory of Puerto Rico. Some other states require that workers be permitted to take time off with pay. California Elections Code section 14000 provides that employees otherwise unable to vote must be allowed two hours off with pay, at the beginning or end of a shift. A federal holiday, Democracy Day, to coincide with Election Day has been proposed. Other movements in the IT and automotive industries encourage employers to voluntarily give their employees paid time off on Election Day."
In any event, laws can be changed. The timeframe you have now was set so it was after the harvest and before severe weather would impede voters getting to polling booths.
You also don't vote for as many things as we do. As I pointed out, some states vote 4 times this year. People also directly vote on legislation like state laws and local taxes. Then you vote for things like the sewer board and parks and even neighborhood-level things.
It shows your lack of diversity. The US has nearly 7x more Jews as a percent of population.
And it's not an issue of "convenience" but rights. People with religious observations should have the right to vote like everybody else does, particularly allowing them to have the same amount of time to form an opinion, and to consider what the candidate says at the last minute. Not voting Friday-Sunday is a simple way to preserve those rights.
If the pandemic is still significant I suspect voting may be a lot slower than usual with distancing etc.