About 60 percent of eligiblevoters cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election, according todata from the United States Elections Project. (Photo:Shutterstock)

A record 44 percent of U.S. firms will give workers paid time off to vote Nov. 6, up from 37percent in 2016, according to reports from the Society for HumanResources Management.

Millions of workers could be covered by such policies, and ifthey facilitate voting among people who otherwise wouldn't, itcould affect the outcome of contested races for the House and Senate —potentially even determine which party controls both chambers — aswell as governor's races in numerous states.

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