Recognizes election day as a paid holiday for state employees and encourages other entities to observe it.
The bill recognizes the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November as "election day." State employees are entitled to one paid holiday on this day. The legislature encourages state entities, local governments, schools, and cultural organizations to recognize election day and engage in educational programming related to democracy and voting. The office of the secretary of state shall create election day programming and materials. The bill also outlines other recognized holidays and rules for observing holidays that fall on Sundays or Saturdays.
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