Kip Tew Quoted in Indiana Lawyer: "In Push for Poll Workers, Lawyers are Coveted Recruits"

Ice Miller LLP partner Kip Tew was quoted in the Indiana Lawyer article, "In Push for Poll Workers, Lawyers are Coveted Recruits."

The article included: 

Law firms around the country have been recognizing the concerns over voting this November and are making Election Day a paid holiday for employees this year.

Ice Miller, based in Indianapolis with offices in major metropolitan cities including Chicago and New York, is giving a paid day off to its attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants and other staff who work the polls on Nov. 3. To qualify, employees must do a job to help the county administer the election, such as getting voters signed in at the polling site or counting absentee ballots. They cannot take part in a partisan activity such as stumping for a candidate.

The idea came from the firm’s racial justice task force that was put together after the death of George Floyd, according to partner Kip Tew, who also is a longtime Democratic Party activist. Task force members saw this as a way to encourage people to volunteer and make sure that access to voting was not impinged during the continued coronavirus outbreak.

“I strongly encourage other law firms in the city and surrounding areas to allow their employees to work Election Day,” Tew said, pointing out the legal profession is dedicated to upholding the rule of law. “We’re all invested in the rule of law and the only way to ensure the rule of law is to be a participant in the political election process.”

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