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Driving Change Through Passion and Dedication – A Celebration of the Right to Vote

Aug 20, 2020

2020 has without a doubt been a year of unprecedented events – from the novel coronavirus pandemic that continues to impact everyday life to the Black Lives Matter and its associated cultural shift – so much so that most believe that life as we know it will never, EVER be the same.

In support of this ideal, Somos has declared Tuesday, November 3^rd, 2020 a corporate holiday. All employees will be offered the day as paid time off and are encouraged to vote. Somos joins companies such as Coca-Cola, Best Buy, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Nike, Twitter and Visa in support of the Time to Vote movement, which believes that:

In 2018, more than half of U.S. eligible voters cast a ballot, the highest turnout rate for a midterm election in recent history, according to the Pew Research Center. Let’s make 2020 into an unprecedented year for another reason – the year that we beat that statistic and have a record-breaking voter turnout!