We have a payday loan initiative on the ballot in AZ. Legal help needed!

[mrreowwr_kittty]

The initiative is bogus bullshit funded by the industry and disguised as "reform". It's running behind in the polls, despite a barrage of misleading TV ads by the pro side. As a last ditch effort, the largest payday loan chain (and possibly others) will be closing their doors during voting hours and sending their employees to electioneer for the initiative at the polls. The employees will be acting like volunteers, but will be paid. Is this legal? Could it be construed as an unauthorized contribution, or possibly coersion? I know that laws vary from state to state but I can't see how this would be legal anywhere. It smacks of when companies like the Outback restaurants got in trouble for forcing their employees to donate to their PAC.