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Part 7. Human Resources
Section F. Leave Policies
Policy Number 7.F.14
Date Issued: November 1, 2001
Approved By: VP for Employee and Campus Services

TIME OFF TO VOTE

A. Policy Statement

The University of Texas at Austin provides an employee sufficient time off, without a deduction in salary, to vote on a national, state or local election day.

B. Scope

This policy applies to all employees except students employed in positions that require student status as a condition of employment.

C. Employee and Supervisor Responsibilities

The employee shall notify the supervisor of the intent to use work time in order to vote. There is no need to record the time taken to vote; this time is reported as time worked.

The supervisor has the discretion to schedule voting absences.

D. Delegation of Authority

Authority is hereby delegated to the department head or designee to schedule time off to vote.

For Assistance: Questions regarding time off to vote should be directed to Human Resource Services, Benefits Services, or to the web site: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/.

Source: Texas Government Code 661.914; New UT Austin Policy