Time off to Vote

Election day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Here is the link to the CUNY Time to Vote Notice to Employees which is posted on the University Human Resources website. Employers are required, no less than ten working days before Election Day (October 21, 2024), to post conspicuously in the place of work where it can be seen by employees, a notice setting forth the provisions of this law. Such notice must be posted until the close of the polls on Election Day.

1.       Employees are eligible for voting leave only if they do not have four (4) consecutive hours either between the opening of the polls and the beginning of their working shift, or between the end of their working shift and the closing of the polls; and  

2.       Employees who do not have a four (4) hour window are eligible to take off only as much working time as will enable, when added to their voting time outside working hours, the employee to vote, up to three (3) hours of which time must be without loss of pay. 

Early voting takes place between October 26, 2024 - November 3, 2024. Time off to vote is not available for early voting. Early Voting | New York State Board of Elections (ny.gov)

Employees must notify the employer at least two working days prior to their intention to take paid time off to vote, but not more than ten working days. If an employee plans to take time off to vote per the guidelines above, the employee should indicate the hours on their corresponding timesheet.

Additional information can be found here: Time Off to Vote | New York State Board of Elections (ny.gov)