# In an op-ed, Professor Suraj Patel argues that businesses in the private sector should do their part to foster voter turnout

1 Faculty News November 5, 2018 ![Crain's New York logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031171.jpg?itok=74z5O7mn)>

Excerpt from [Crain's New York Business](https://www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/businesses-should-boost-voter-turnout-when-politicians-wont) -- "This is tremendously important, not just because it gives employees the time and flexibility to vote, but because it provides them with another nudge that it's Election Day. When your CEO emails you and sends a calendar invite about the importance of voting, you get the message."

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