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[quote=Anonymous]If it's your first time voting I can see why you might be concerned. However, this exam will not logistically prevent you from voting, and it is therefore perfectly reasonable that the exam be scheduled for election day.

Most people have to work on election day, and employers may or may not be required to give time off. Some employers will give 1-1.5 hours off to employees working a 10+ hour shift, but I have never heard of time off work for employees on a standard 8 hour shift to vote. And no college exam is likely to take anywhere near 8 hours. Even a dissertation defense wouldn't usually run that long.

Polls are open long hours, and you will have the chance to vote before and/or after the exam.

If due to the rest of your class schedule you cannot get to the polls at any time other than during the scheduled exam, you would have the option to do early/absentee voting. If you need to take advantage of that option and would like assistance in figuring out how to do so, please post back and with the state in which you will be voting, and I would be happy to point you to the applicable information.[/quote]

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