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You also can find a state-by-state breakdown on a number of voting issues — including time-off laws, polling hours, rules about absentee ballots, how to make a plan to vote, etc. — at Vote411.org.
Voting sites from Chicago to Long Island, N.Y., warn of lengthy wait times for early voters. Limited time off and high turnout force some U.S. residents between a rock and a hard place.
Of the 14 states that recognize Election Day as a public holiday, five of them require employers to provide paid time off for voting. Here is the complete list: Hawaii (Paid time off)
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Twenty-four states, plus the District of Columbia, offer paid time off to vote. Some states offer time off for voting but with no pay, including Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts and ...
Tennessee law gives voters up to three hours of paid time off to vote on election day, but employees need to notify their employer by noon Nov. 4.
Voters in Tennessee are "entitled to take a reasonable amount of time from work, up to three hours, in order to vote during the time the polls are open," in accordance with Tennessee state law.
Election Day 2020 is not an official holiday in the U.S. — unless you're an employee at Twitter, Patagonia, Cisco, Coca Cola or one of the other companies declaring Tuesday, Nov. 3, a paid day off.