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    From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to DARYL STOUT on Sat Apr 20 06:12:26 2019
    Daryl wrote --

    I wasn't that lucky. Since I had "the dirtiest job in the place", no
    one wanted to do the work.

    There is a WV law that says employers have to give employees time off
    for both jury duty and voting. (I think something else as well).
    The employer has to give a solid, valid reason otherwise.
    The only exceptions are natural disasters or some some sort of other emergency where the employee is physically unable to be on the jury,
    vote, etc.
    IOW someone can't say they can't serve/vote because the boss wouldn't
    give them time off.
    Of course in some counties one can pay someone to vote for them, but
    that's usually frowned upon. :)
    And there are places in WV voting is taken so seriously the dead rise
    to vote. :)
    Joe


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Apr 20 12:26:00 2019
    Joe,

    There is a WV law that says employers have to give employees time off
    for both jury duty and voting. (I think something else as well).
    The employer has to give a solid, valid reason otherwise.
    The only exceptions are natural disasters or some some sort of other
    emergency where the employee is physically unable to be on the jury, JM>vote, etc.

    I wonder how many states have a similar law??

    Of course in some counties one can pay someone to vote for them, but
    that's usually frowned upon. :)

    I would say so.

    And there are places in WV voting is taken so seriously the dead rise
    to vote. :)

    That's not the only place...and I'll bet each of them has "Lazarus"
    someone where their family tree. <G>

    Daryl
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