State

Maximum Time Off Required

Paid or Unpaid

AK

Sufficient time, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid or Unpaid

AL

Up to 1 hour, unless employees’ jobs begin at least 2 hours after polls open or end at least 1 hour before polls close; reasonable notice to employer is required

Unpaid

AR

Work schedules must accommodate voting

No provision

AZ

Employees may request up to 3 hours, if employees don’t have 3 nonwork hours

Paid

CA

Sufficient time to vote; employees request leave 2 days prior to election if need for leave is known

Paid, up to 2 hours

CO

Up to 2 hours, if employees don’t have 3 nonwork hours; request leave 1 day prior to election if need for leave is known

Paid, up to 2 hours

DC

2 hours

Paid

GA

Employees may take 2 hours to vote; employers may specify the time; employees may request time off for early voting

No provision

HI

Up to 2 hours, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid, with proof of voting

IA

Employees make written request for up to 2 hours, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid

IL

Employees may request up to 2 hours, if workday begins/ends less than 2 hours after polls open/close

Paid

KS

Up to 2 hours, if polls are closed during employees’ shifts

Paid

KY

Employees may request up to 4 hours; reasonable notice to employer

Unpaid

MA

Employees may request time during first 2 hours after polls open

Unpaid

MD

Up to 2 hours, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid, with proof of voting

MN

Sufficient time off to vote

Paid

MO

Employees may request up to 3 hours, if they don’t have 3 nonwork hours

Paid

ND

Employers may establish voluntary time-off policies

No provision

NE

Employees may request up to 2 hours, if they don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid, if employees give notice of leave

NM

Up to 2 hours, if workday begins more than 2 hours after polls open or ends more than 3 hours after polls close

Paid

NV

Employees may request 1, 2 or 3 hours, depending on location of polling place; employees must request leave prior to Election Day

Paid

NY

Sufficient time off to vote, unless employees have 4 nonwork hours; employees must notify employer not more than 10 days or less than 2 days in advance

Paid, up to 2 hours

OH

Reasonable time

Paid for salaried employees

OK

Sufficient time to vote; employees give at least 3 days’ notice

Paid, with proof of voting

SD

Up to 2 hours, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid, up to 2 hours

TN

Up to 4 hours, if employees don’t have 4 nonwork hours; employees notify employer by noon of preceding day

Paid

TX

Reasonable time, if employees don’t have 2 nonwork hours

Paid

UT

Employees may request up to 2 hours, unless employees have 3 nonwork hours

Paid

WI

Employees may request up to 3 hours

Unpaid

WV

Employees make written request 3 days before election for up to 3 hours, if they don’t have 3 nonwork hours

Paid

WY

Up to 1 hour, unless employees have 3 nonwork hours

Paid