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Any person entitled to vote in a general election is entitled to time off from work with pay on any general election day for a period not to exceed three (3) hours in length. Application for time off for voting should be made to the employee\u2019s supervisor prior to election day. The time to be taken off may be designated by the supervisor.\n2. 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The employee may take the first or last hour of the workday with the approval of his/her immediate supervisor. 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Unit employees shall be permitted leave to vote as required by California Elections Code, as amended, if the unit employee cannot otherwise get to the polling place during non-working hours.\n2. Leave may be provided at the beginning or end of the normal work shift, whichever permits the opportunity to vote with minimal interruption of work responsibilities.\n3. Unit employees shall be required to give a minimum three (3) day notice of the need for leave, obtain advance approval, and submit proof of voting.", "size": 14, "snippet_links": [{"key": "employees-shall", "type": "clause", "offset": [8, 23]}, {"key": "leave-to-vote", "type": "clause", "offset": [37, 50]}, {"key": "as-required-by", "type": "clause", "offset": [51, 65]}, {"key": "elections-code", "type": "definition", "offset": [77, 91]}, {"key": "as-amended", "type": "definition", "offset": [93, 103]}, {"key": "the-unit", "type": "clause", "offset": [108, 116]}, {"key": "polling-place", "type": "clause", "offset": [154, 167]}, {"key": "working-hours", "type": "definition", "offset": [179, 192]}, {"key": "at-the-beginning", "type": "clause", "offset": [219, 235]}, {"key": "normal-work-shift", "type": "clause", "offset": [250, 267]}, {"key": "the-opportunity", "type": "clause", "offset": [287, 302]}, {"key": "work-responsibilities", "type": "clause", "offset": [340, 361]}, {"key": "notice-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [431, 444]}, {"key": "advance-approval", "type": "definition", "offset": [468, 484]}, {"key": "proof-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [497, 505]}], "hash": "69d18dff409fece9ac2032578fe60e53", "id": 6}, {"samples": [{"hash": "lhpE05HJVgg", "uri": "/contracts/lhpE05HJVgg#voting-leave", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 31.4933452606, "published": true}, {"hash": "hzp5qZs1g7e", "uri": "/contracts/hzp5qZs1g7e#voting-leave", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 31.4851341248, "published": true}, {"hash": "9Ftc85NssEl", "uri": "/contracts/9Ftc85NssEl#voting-leave", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 30.9486103058, "published": true}], "snippet": "Section 36.1 Any employee eligible to vote in an election may be granted up to two (2) hours leave from work with pay between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on an election day. Voting leave shall not apply to school board or bond elections.\nSection 36.2 If it is necessary for an employee to vote during working hours, he/she shall inform his/her supervisor, either orally or in writing, of his/her intentions prior to or on the day preceding the election. The supervisor in charge shall then select the hours that the employee may take to vote; the supervisor may also request or find proof that the employee voted during the employee\u2019s absence before the employee is paid for voting leave.\nSection 36.3 Voting leave shall not apply to those employees whose workday begins three (3) hours or more after the opening of the polls, or which ends three (3) hours or more prior to the closing of the polls. All polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.\nSection 36.4 A department head may alter the working hours of the employee(s) requesting voting leave on election day so as to allow the employees three (3) hours subsequent to the opening of the polls or three (3) hours prior to the closing of the polls.\nSection 36.5 The department head may extend voting leave if two (2) hours of leave is not sufficient for an employee to vote and return to work. 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The location of the employee's precinct and the employee's work schedule shall be considered in scheduling such time off. The employee may be required to show proof of registration, prior to being granted voting leave. 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