8.49 – LOA – Voting

On Election Day, any registered voter may be absent from employment for 2 hours for the purpose of voting between the time of opening and the time of closing the polls.  The appropriate supervisor may specify the hours during this period in which the voter may be absent.  This does not apply to employees whose work day begins more than 2 hours subsequent to the time of opening the polls or ends more than 3 hours prior to the time of closing the polls.  This Rule applies to city, county, state, and national elections.