§ 14004 Employee Vote By Mail Rights

This law says a boss can't tell a worker to bring a mail‑in ballot to work or to fill it out at work, but the boss can still say 'go vote!'

Key Takeaways

•Employers cannot require or ask employees to bring a mail‑in ballot to the workplace.
•Employers cannot ask employees to vote on a mail‑in ballot while at work.
•Employers are still allowed to encourage employees to vote.

Example

Maria gets a mail‑in ballot for the election. Her manager says, 'Bring that ballot in tomorrow and fill it out at the office.'

Under this law, Maria's manager is not allowed to ask her to bring the ballot to work or to vote there. The manager can only encourage Maria to vote, not require or request she do it at work.

(a) An employer shall not require or request that an employee bring the employee’s vote by mail ballot to work or vote the employee’s vote by mail ballot at work. (b) This section does not prohibit an employer from encouraging an employee to vote. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 223, Sec. 3. (AB 17) Effective January 1, 2020.)

This law says a boss can't tell a worker to bring a mail‑in ballot to work or to fill it out at work, but the boss can still say 'go vote!'

Key Takeaways

•Employers cannot require or ask employees to bring a mail‑in ballot to the workplace.
•Employers cannot ask employees to vote on a mail‑in ballot while at work.
•Employers are still allowed to encourage employees to vote.

Example

Maria gets a mail‑in ballot for the election. Her manager says, 'Bring that ballot in tomorrow and fill it out at the office.'

Under this law, Maria's manager is not allowed to ask her to bring the ballot to work or to vote there. The manager can only encourage Maria to vote, not require or request she do it at work.

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