“Time Off to Vote: Georgia”
Employers are required to give employees up to two hours unpaid time off to vote in Georgia. The employee must be registered and qualified to vote.
The employer can insist that the time off be taken before or after regular work hours if the polls are open more than two hours before or after the work day.
The employer can also specify that the time off not exceed two hours. The employer can specify when during the work day such time is taken.
§ 21-2-404. Affording employees time off to vote:
Each employee in this state shall, upon reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take any necessary time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which such employee is qualified and registered to vote on the day on which such primary or election is held; provided, however, that such necessary time off shall not exceed two hours; and provided, further, that, if the hours of work of such employee commence at least two hours after the opening of the polls or end at least two hours prior to the closing of the polls, then the time off for voting as provided for in this Code section shall not be available. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself or herself as provided in this Code section.
By Don Benson
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