3-603 - Time Off to Vote

3-603 - Time Off to Vote

  • Summary: Grants employees time off to vote without penalty.
  • Effective Date: 03-25-2005
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Policy

Minn. Stat. 204C.04 states, “Every employee who is eligible to vote in an election has the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting during the morning of the day of that election, without penalty or deduction from salary or wages because of the absence. An employer or other person may not directly or indirectly refuse, abridge, or interfere with this right or any other election right of an employee.” 

 

Definitions

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Document History:

Title Effective Date Revision Type Download
3-603 - Time Off to Vote 03-25-2005 download PDF

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  • Definitions Update: A glossary definition was updated.
  • Terms Update: A term, not necessarily tied to the glossary, was updated in the Manual.
  • Edited - Major: Significant content or procedural changes.
  • Edited - Minor: Small edits, clarifications, or formatting changes.
  • Renamed: Policy title changed.
  • Renumbered: Policy number was changed.
  • Split: Single policy was divided into multiple.
  • Eliminated: Policy was removed and is no longer in effect.
  • PRH Implementation: Edits for the Policy and Resource Hub; no content changes.