Generally, where the polls are not open at least 3 hours either before or after an employee’s regular work hours, an agency may grant a limited amount of excused absence that will permit the employee to report for work 3 hours after the polls open or leave from work 3 hours before the polls, close,
whichever requires the lesser amount of time off. An employee’s “regular work hours” should be determined by reference to the time of the day the employee normally arrives at and departs from work.
Employees on flexible work schedules can be excused only for those hours that cannot be accommodated by their flexi-time schedule.
Normally, where the polls are open either three hours before or three hours after the employee's regularly scheduled duty hours, no time off is granted. This is the case in most jurisdictions.
