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ELECTION DAY HOLIDAYS AND PAID TIME OFF TO VOTE <br />MAP <br />CITATIONS <br />A common barrier for voters casting their ballots in -person or returning absentee ballots is getting time <br />away from their jobs. There is no federal law that requires voters be provided time off to cast their <br />ballot, so that policy choice is left up to the states. Policymakers have taken two approaches to solve this <br />issue: making Election Day a public holiday or requiring employers to provide paid time off for voting. <br />• State has Election Day as a public holiday and requires employers to provide paid time off for <br />voting (5 states) <br />• State has Election Day as a public holiday but does not require employers to provide paid time <br />off for voting (9 states) <br />• State requires employers to provide paid time off for voting but does not have Election Day as a <br />public holiday (17states) <br />• State does not have Election Day as a public holiday and does not require employers to provide <br />paid time off for voting (19 states + D.C.) <br />NATIONAL MAP CHOOSE A STATE CHOOSE AN ISSUE CITATIONS <br />Recommended citation: Movement Advancement Project. "Election Day Holidays and Paid Time Off to <br />Vote." https://www.mapresearch.org/democracy-maps/election_day_holiday_paid_time_off_to_vote. <br />Accessed 06/05/2024. <br />