[EL] "Time off to vote" laws

[Edward Still]

Alabama has a law allowing employees to obtain time off to vote. Nothing is
said about it being paid or unpaid. Assume an employer offered paid time
off to vote and the election involved a federal candidate. Would the paid
time off be a violation of 18 USC § 597:

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to
vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and
Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in
consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than two years, or both.


Edward Still
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