Election day
By smartie0317
@smartie0317 (1610)
United States
November 1, 2010 4:37pm CST
Tomorrow, in the United States, is election day. I don't have it off. Many times I havenb't had it off, but I still manage to vote. I know many people who get it off and don't vote. Do think people should be allowed to have tomorrow off if they have no intentions of voting? I'm not talking about people who can't vote due to some restriction. I'm taking more about people who choose not to.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
1 Nov 10
I don't think that businesses should close so that people can vote but I do believe that employers should make it possible for employees to vote if they are scheluded to work during voting hours. When I worked at the college we gave any employee who was scheduled to work during polling hours an hour off with pay in order to vote.
@IsisGreen (554)
•
1 Nov 10
What's to stop somebody just going to the pub / sportsbar for an hour? Would it matter if they did?
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
2 Nov 10
Smartie-
I feel that if you don't vote you don't have a right to complain. That's always been my stance because by law your employer has to give you time off during your day to vote. Most polling stations though open early and close late. For example, polling hours here in MN is from 7am-8pm. That covers most people because if you work the 7-3 shift you can vote after work, if you work the 3-11 shift you can vote before work, and even if you work the graveyard shift (like my hubby) you can still vote before work.
Namaste-Anora
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
15 Apr 13
here in my country the election is nearly approaching this coming month of May,
and every politician are busy going around in the country to call the interest of many people for their votes,and i know that everybody is preparing for the list of their politician to be voted.