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I question this validity a lot. Most people I know try to sync company holidays with their vacations.

The people using company holidays to coordinate vacations aren't the people the holiday is supposed to help.

There's a difference between "I decided to go to Cabo that day, so I didn't get to vote in person", and "the last three people who asked for some time to go vote were quickly fired for bullshit that everyone here knows was just because they wanted to go vote. Guess I'll just stop voting."

Based on the number of stores that are open on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and states of emergency, I don't expect businesses that don't want people to vote to add a company holiday instead of 2 hours of flexibility.

[I doubt it's banks, government services, and companies that love to add extra holidays that people don't travel on holidays]

Make it a half day instead?

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