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Kodiak01 t1_isbryh2 wrote

Reply to comment by Nyrfan2017 in Connecticut to decide on early voting in November referendum by jr_reddit

Me, for one.

On Tuesdays I'm out the door at 5:15am. I don't leave work in MA until 7pm, sometimes later. All it takes is one traffic backup, one accident, one string of red lights, or even being held 5-10min late taking care of a customer and I can't make it to the polls.

The one time I had to vote in person, I sped the whole way and managed to walk in the door of the polling location at 7:58pm.

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_isenk8l wrote

Tell your employer you will be late or are leaving early. Employers can’t punish employees for missing time due to voting.

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Kodiak01 t1_iseptjp wrote

It is my normal schedule, and I work out of State. I am the first one in and the last one out on Tuesdays. This is why I cast absentee ballots.

The town clerk's office is open until 7PM on Thursdays. Instead of requesting a ballot by mail, I now show up in person and fill out my ballot on the spot after work that day.

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_iseqpn8 wrote

It’s one day a year. It won’t affect your normal schedule at all.

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Kodiak01 t1_isersw3 wrote

Why are you so against people having alternative options when casting their vote?

One has to wonder if you're even old enough to have ever voted for something other than 7th grade class president...

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_iseslg2 wrote

I’m not against early voting, there’s nothing wrong with it. My point is employers, like yours, can’t punish employees for missing work time due to voting. I’m old enough to vote for myself as president and have done so since 2012.

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