VOTING IN LOCAL

PRIMARIES AND
THE GENERAL
ELECTION
PERSONNEL MANUAL ISSUANCE SYSTEM

DISTRICT PERSONNEL
ISSUANCE No. 2018-07

Effective Date: Expiration Date: Related DPM Chapters:

April 25, 2018 November 30, 2018 12
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OVERVIEW
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Overview
As 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

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CONTENTS
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In This Issuance
General Information 4
General Rules for Voting 5

Contents Voting Information 6

Legal 7
Additional Information 8

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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

General rules should be followed on the following dates:

yy Virginia primary elections scheduled for Tuesday, June

Information 12, 2018;

yy Maryland primary election scheduled for Tuesday, June
26, 2018;
yy District of Columbia primary election scheduled for
Tuesday, June 19, 2018; and
yy District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia general
elections scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Employees must coordinate with their respective supervisors regarding any

anticipated use of administrative leave for voting on these dates.

Excused Absences: An EXCUSED ABSENCE is an absence from duty

i administratively authorized and approved without loss of pay, and without
charge to leave.

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GENERAL RULES FOR VOTING
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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

General Rules 3 hours either before or after an employee’s regular hours of

work. The administrative leave granted must allow the employee

for Voting
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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VOTING INFORMATION
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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:

Voting Election Type District of Columbia Maryland Virginia

Information
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.

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/

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LEGAL
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Authorities
1. 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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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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For additional information concerning this

Additional instruction, please contact the DCHR’s Policy
and Compliance Administration, by calling
Information (202) 442-9700 or by sending an e-mail to
dchr.policy@dc.gov.