According to California Elections Code section 14001, employers must post a notice to employees advising them of provisions for taking paid leave for the purpose of voting in statewide elections.
These notices must be posted ten days before a statewide election. Additionally, the employee notice must be posted either in the workplace or where employees can see it as they enter or exit their place of work.
Furthermore, employees are eligible for paid time off for voting; however, this is only if they do not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote. This law is intended to provide a voting opportunity for California employees who would not normally be able to vote because of their jobs.
Please visit California’s upcoming elections web page for a list of upcoming statewide elections.
The poster is available in several languages and may be downloaded here. Or employers may call the Elections Division at (916) 657-2166 to order posters of the notices.
