(a) Every voter shall be entitled, on the day of every election at which he or she is entitled to vote, to absent himself or herself from any service or employment in which he or she is then engaged or employed for two (2) consecutive hours between the time of opening and the time of closing of the polls. The voter shall not be liable to any penalty, nor shall any deduction be made on account of such absence, from his or her usual salary or wages, nor shall the voter be suspended or discharged from his or her service or employment. Any violation of this provision shall be reported to the Guam Department of Labor for enforcement, and may subject an employer to pay a fine.

(b) A voter who unilaterally absents himself or herself from employment for the purpose of voting shall provide to his or her employer evidence from GEC that he or she had voted during the hours of his or her absence.

SOURCE: GC § 2380. Codified as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 9127. Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

2016 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the Compiler’s codification and alpha-numeric schemes pursuant to authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

2012 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 2378, entitled “”Removal from territory to reside.”” Reenacted as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 91124 by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11,
2012).

COL222017
3 Guam Code Ann. ELECTIONS
CH. 9 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS