IMPORTANT! More News You Can Use - State Time Off To Vote Laws

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I could not find the laws for Florida, Indiana, North Carolina or Pennsylvania, but have found these references:

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Colorado Two hours unless polls are open three hours before or after regular working shift. Paid Colorado Revised Statutes §1-7-102.

Georgia Two hours unless polls are open two hours before or after regular working shift Unspecified Georgia Code §21-2-404

Iowa Three hours, unless employee has 3 consecutive hours non-work time when polls are open. Paid Iowa Code Annotated § 49.109

Missouri Employees may take up to three hours off to vote on Election Day during the times the polls are open if a request for time is made prior to Election Day and the polls are not open for three successive hours when the employee is not at work. The employer may specify any three hours when the polls are open during which employees may take time off to vote. Paid Vernon's Annotated Missouri Statutes 115.639

Nevada Employees are allowed one to three hours on election days to vote if they do not have "sufficient" free time outside working hours, depending on the distance between work and the polling site. Employees must apply for time prior to Election Day. Employers may designate the specific time employees may take. Paid Nevada Revised Statues 293.463

New Mexico Employees may have up to two hours, unless they have two free hours before work or three free hours after work while the polls are open. The employer may designate the hours to be taken, but it may not include lunch or rest hours. Paid New Mexico Statutes § 1-12-42

Ohio Employers are prohibited from firing an employee who takes a reasonable amount of time to vote. Paid for salaried employees. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3599.06.

West Virginia Maximum of three hours time off to vote must be granted upon written demand made at least three days prior to Election Day. Paid W.Va. Code § 3-1-42