Common use of Voting Leave Clause in Contracts

Voting Leave. Section 36.1 Any employee eligible to vote in an election may be granted up to two (2) hours leave from work with pay between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on an election day. Voting leave shall not apply to school board or bond elections. Section 36.2 If it is necessary for an employee to vote during working hours, he/she shall inform his/her supervisor, either orally or in writing, of his/her intentions prior to or on the day preceding the election. The supervisor in charge shall then select the hours that the employee may take to vote; the supervisor may also request or find proof that the employee voted during the employee’s absence before the employee is paid for voting leave. Section 36.3 Voting leave shall not apply to those employees whose workday begins three (3) hours or more after the opening of the polls, or which ends three (3) hours or more prior to the closing of the polls. All polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Section 36.4 A department head may alter the working hours of the employee(s) requesting voting leave on election day so as to allow the employees three (3) hours subsequent to the opening of the polls or three (3) hours prior to the closing of the polls. Section 36.5 The department head may extend voting leave if two (2) hours of leave is not sufficient for an employee to vote and return to work. This would include those employees living such distances from the polls who may require additional time.