VOTING IN LOCAL PRIMARIES AND THE GENERAL

ELECTION

Effective Date:

DISTRICT PERSONNEL ISSUANCE No. 2018-07

Expiration Date: Related DPM Chapters:April 25, 2018 November 30, 2018 12

PERSONNEL MANUAL ISSUANCE SYSTEM

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OverviewAs in previous years, this issuance serves to remind

and encourage all District government employees to exercise their right to vote during the upcoming primary

and general elections. In addition, this issuance explains the policy on excused absences for that purpose.

Ventris C. Gibson, Director

OVERVIEW

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Contents

In This Issuance

CONTENTS

General Information 4General Rules for Voting 5

Voting Information 6Legal 7

Additional Information 8

General Information

Each agency head shall take the necessary steps to ensure that employees within his or her agency are informed of the

policy on voting rules, as specified in this issuance. These rules should be followed on the following dates:

Employees must coordinate with their respective supervisors regarding any anticipated use of administrative leave for voting on these dates.

y Virginia primary elections scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2018;

y Maryland primary election scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, 2018;

y District of Columbia primary election scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, 2018; and

y District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia general elections scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

iExcused Absences: An EXCUSED ABSENCE is an absence from duty administratively authorized and approved without loss of pay, and without charge to leave.

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General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

General Rules for Voting

Agencies must give administrative leave to employees for voting in any election or referendum on a civic matter in his

or her community whenever the polls are not open at least 3 hours either before or after an employee’s regular hours of

work. The administrative leave granted must allow the employee to report for work 3 hours after the polls open or leave work 3

hours before the polls close, whichever requires the lesser amount of absence from work. In other words, if the employee’s work hours

are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm, and the polling place opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 8:00 p.m., the employee will receive one hour of

leave to vote between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. or between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. If, however, the employee’s work hours are from 8:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m., the employee would receive no leave because there are 3 hours available for them to vote between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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General Rules for Voting

GENERAL RULES FOR VOTING

Voting Information

The following table provides a calendar of polling hours for the 2018 primaries and general elections in the District of

Columbia and in neighboring jurisdictions:

For detailed information on the upcoming elections, District government employees may visit the following websites:

District of Columbia: https://www.dcboe.org/

Maryland: http://www.elections.state.md.us/

Virginia: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/

Election Type District of Columbia Maryland Virginia

Primary Election June 19, 2018 June 26, 2018 June 12, 2018

General Election November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018

Poll Hours 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Voting Information

VOTING INFORMATION

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Legal

Authorities1. Subsections 1266.14 and 1266.15 of Chapter

12, Hours or Work, Legal Holidays and Leave, of Subtitle B of Title 6 of the D.C. Municipal

Regulations.

LEGAL

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AdditionalInformation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information concerning this instruction, please contact the DCHR’s Policy

and Compliance Administration, by calling (202) 442-9700 or by sending an e-mail to

dchr.policy@dc.gov.