A new Georgia law takes effect on July 1, 2023 (GA S 129), that provides employees time off to advance vote in primaries and elections. This new measure amends existing law and, among other things, provides time off for employees to advance vote and revises provisions related to time off for employees to vote on election day.
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Effective date: 7/1/23
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Effective July 1, 2023, Georgia employees will now be able to take up to 2 hours of unpaid time off to vote in-person in primaries and elections, either on election day or on a designated in-person early voting day.
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Previously, employees were only entitled to two hours of time off on primary or election day, and such leave was not available if the employee had two hours to vote before or after their shift ended.
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