This serves as a reminder of voting leave rights under State Election Law.  The next election is on November 3, 2020.  Voting FAQs can be found at https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/TimeOffToVoteFAQ.pdf.  This notice applies to all employees required to work on November 3, 2020.  

As an additional reminder, early voting takes place between Saturday, October 24, 2020 to Sunday, November 1, 2020 (https://www.vote.nyc/page/early-voting-information) and that voters may request an absentee ballot at: https://vote.nyc/page/absentee-voting.  

Section 3-110 of the New York State Election Law, which relates to providing employees in New York State time off to vote, was recently amended effective April 3, 2020. The changes made are as follows:

• Employees are eligible for voting leave only if they do not have four (4) consecutive hours either between the opening of the polls and the beginning of their working shift, or between the end of their working shift and the closing of the polls; and 
• Employees who do not have such a four (4) hour window are eligible to take off only as much working time as will, when added to their voting time outside working hours, enable the employee to vote, up to two (2) hours of which time must be without loss of pay.

Personnel Service Bulletin 440-3 Time Off for Voting was amended to reflect this change in State Law. 

Questions may be addressed to the NYCHA HR Timekeeping Unit at: HR.Time@nycha.nyc.gov

Thank you.