Shuttleworth & Ingersoll Joins Time to Vote Movement
November 3, 2020
More than 700 Companies Commit to Giving Employees Time to Vote
November, 2020Shuttleworth & Ingersoll stands with more than 700 companies have now joined Time to Vote, a business-led, nonpartisan coalition that aims to increase voter participation in the U.S. elections. Voter turnout in the U.S. is one of the lowest in the developed world and one of the most common reasons people give for not voting is that they are too busy with the demands of life and work. The coalition is addressing this challenge by giving employees the time and the tools they need to exercise their right to vote in the November general election.The 2020 elections are anticipated to face many unique challenges. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes for removing barriers to voting are higher than ever. Recent primaries have suffered from a lack of poll workers and malfunctioning voting machines, resulting in even longer wait times. Additionally, with the elections approaching in the midst of a global movement for racial equality, it has brought to the forefront how communities of color are disproportionately affected by systemic voter suppression and the role CEOs can play in helping to protect our democracy for all people.Many Time to Vote companies have announced a variety of measures to ensure their employees are able to fully participate in the general election. Shuttleworth has committed to giving every employee two free hours of paid-time-off on election day to exercise their civic duty. Our firm’s goal is to have 100% voter turnout among our staff and attorneys.About Time to VoteTime to Vote is a nonpartisan, business-led initiative to help ensure employees across America don’t have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck. Participation includes giving employees access to and information about early voting or vote-by-mail options, offering paid time off on Election Day or making it a day without meetings. Time to Vote was founded by Levi Strauss & Co., Patagonia and PayPal ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, when 411 companies representing all 50 states and a variety of industries joined. For more information, visit maketimetovote.org.###