AFGE Local 96 Members November 7, 2023 is Election Day
REMINDER: Article 35 Section 7 Registration and Voting
The Department agrees that when the voting polls are not open at least three hours before or after employees' regular hours of work, employees will be granted an amount of excused leave to vote, or to register to vote, which will permit them to report to work three hours after the polls open or leave work three hours before the polls close, whichever requires the lesser amount of time, so long as the absence does not seriously interfere with valid operational needs, the supervisor to the extent possible shall make other arrangements to allow the employee a reasonable amount of time during the workday to vote or register to vote. under unusual circumstances an employee may be excused up to the full day.