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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Are you taking off work to go vote?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Because of the massive early voting turnout, Atlanta companies are feeling the impact of their employees missing hours at work in order to vote.
Georgia law requires employers give staff up to two hours off to vote on Election Day, but employers can specify which two hours workers can use to vote and the provision doesn’t apply to people whose work schedule begin at least two hours after the polls open or end at least two hours before polls close.
If the massive crowds during early voting were any indication, the wait time to vote may be much longer than two hours on Tuesday. Is your company being understanding about allowing you time off work to go vote? Do you think the law should be changed to better protect a worker’s opportunity to vote, especially during record turnouts like this election has created?
