VOTING AND ELECTION LEAVE. Every employee who is eligible to vote in a primary or general election has the right to be absent from work for the time necessary to appear at the employee’s polling place, cast a ballot, and return to work on the day of the election. The employee must notify their manager one day in advance if that employee intends to take a reasonable amount of time off of work to vote during regularly scheduled work hours. The employee will be paid for all reasonable time spent away from the store to vote. Employees serving as an election judge will be paid for all reasonable time spent as an election judge; the Employer will reduce these wages by the amount paid to the election judge by the election authority. In order to receive this pay, an employee who serves as an election judge must submit proof of the wages paid to him or her as an election judge to Human Resources.
VOTING AND ELECTION LEAVE. All employees should be able to vote either before or after regularly assigned work hours. However, when this is not possible due to work schedules, employees will receive up to three hours during the work day to vote. The time of release during the shift for voting leave will be determined by the manager. Employees who are chosen to serve as election officials at polling sites will be permitted to take required time off to serve in that capacity, however, they must notify WSGC five (5) days in advance before the schedule is posted. It is incumbent on employees who are chosen to act as election officials to notify their manager in order to accommodate the necessary rescheduling of work periods.
