Empowering Employees to Participate

Let employees know the organization supports participation in elections regardless of how anyone votes.

Direct employees to official resources for voter registration, early and absentee voting, polling locations, ballot information, and key deadlines.

Offer paid time off, flexible schedules, shift adjustments, or meeting-free windows for early voting or Election Day.

Remind them to confirm their registration, choose when and how they will vote, and allow enough time to return absentee ballots.

Encourage employees to serve as poll workers or nonpartisan election volunteers, and consider paid leave or flexible scheduling for training and service.

Focus on participation and reliable information, avoid pressuring employees to support candidates or parties, and reinforce expectations for civil dialogue.

Provide information in appropriate languages and accessible formats, and account for the needs of employees who work remotely, travel, or have nontraditional shifts.

 Invite a clerk or other trusted, nonpartisan expert to explain voting options and answer general questions.

Schedule brief reminders around registration deadlines, absentee ballot availability, early voting, and Election Day.

Ask employees which resources were useful and identify ways to strengthen the organization’s civic engagement efforts for future elections.