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In reply to the discussion: Should The US Have Mandatory Voting? [View all]MH1
(17,600 posts)I.e. cannot harass or discipline an employee who is late on election day, or who needs to leave early, if employee shows a receipt showing that they voted. Baseline minimum allowance 2 hours. If long wait times are widely reported, than whatever is the wait time should be the allowance; or at least increase to 4 hours.
I would try something like that before mandatory voting.
In the end, I might be persuaded to mandatory voting, but only if all else fails.
Another option is to make Election Day a federal holiday. If we did that and people still didn't vote in reasonable numbers (at least 80%), then consider making it mandatory. (Of course, if convenience stores, gas stations, etc are still open, what about those employees? Back to mandating employers allow time. This will force employers to plan their workforce on election day accordingly.)