Election Law § 17-118 · Title 1. Violations of the Elective Franchise
Refusal to permit employees to attend election
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§ 17-118. Refusal to permit employees to attend election. A person or corporation who refuses an employee entitled to vote at an election the privilege of attending thereat, as provided by the election law, or subjects such employee to a penalty or reduction of wages because of the exercise of such privilege, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/ELN17-118
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