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Time off for Voting

Your employer is required to give you up to three successive hours to vote each election day, no matter the size of the employer or the type of the business. You are required to notify your employer before election day that you intend to be absent to vote, and your employer gets to decide the time of the day that you are excused to vote.

Your employer may deduct the time lost from your pay, but may not in any other way discipline or penalize you for this absence.

Individuals may submit a formal complaint concerning violations of election law to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

You can contact your municipal clerk directly with any other voting or election-related questions. To find your clerk, visit My Vote Wisconsin and enter your address.

You can also contact the Wisconsin Elections Commission at:

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