#WTFasho: Hamilton Co. Poll Workers Fired For Not Voting
Posted February 10, 2015
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This is a #WTFasho story right here more than 100 people were fired right here is Cincinnati for failing to vote in the 2013 or 2014 elections led to the dismissal of 104 poll workers, according to the Board of Election’s Tim Burke.
Burke said that the workers, who are paid for their time, do have a requirement to vote as part of their job, either early, by absentee ballot or on Election Day itself.