Voting Leave

If an employee cannot make sufficient time outside of working hours to vote in a statewide election, they can take off up to two hours of working time to vote without loss of pay. You cannot require the employee to use accrued vacation or paid time off (PTO).

This requirement applies to all employers, regardless of size. This time must be used at the beginning or end of the regular working shift, whichever allows the most free time for voting and the least time off from working, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The employee must notify you at least two working days in advance to arrange a voting time.¹

In the unlikely event that the employee needs more than two hours of working time in order