POLICY 06:07:13

VOTING LEAVE

This policy is consistent with Tennessee Board of Regents Policy No. 5:01:01:12

It is the policy of Pellissippi State Community College to provide employees time off to vote in state, national, and local elections and to establish a procedure for reporting the time missed from work.

Policy

1. Eligibility
   1. Employees who are registered voters may receive reasonable time off to vote if
      they request such time off before 12:00 noon the day before the election.
   2. The supervisor may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent
      to vote, and the time off may not exceed three hours.
   3. No time off will be granted if the polls in the county where the employee is a
      resident are open three (3) or more hours before the employee is scheduled to
      begin work or if the polls close three (3) or more hours after the employee’s work
      schedule ends.
   4. Time off to vote shall be recorded as non-duty pay hours.
   5. Time off to vote is recorded for non-exempt employees as non-worked time when
      calculating overtime.
2. Voting Technicians
   1. In accordance with T.C.A. § 2-9-103, any full-time employee appointed by a
      county election commission to work part-time as a voting machine technician,
      shall be granted unpaid leave for the day(s) required for the technician’s duties.
   2. Supporting documentation may be required by the appropriate approving
      authority for the period of duty.
      1. The college may not require the employee to use accrued annual leave
         and/or compensatory time for this period. However, either may be used at
         the employee’s option.

Sources: TBR Policy 05:01:01:12; T.C.A. § 49-8-203; T.C.A. §§ 2-1-106, 2-9-103

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Adopted by TBR June 25, 1993
Revised by TBR October 2, 1998
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 27, 2023
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 27, 2023