{"677914":{"#nid":"677914","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Reminders Before Election Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElection Day, Nov. 5, is just around the corner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process. The Institute recently earned a gold seal in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/allinchallenge.org\/campuses\/georgia-institute-of-technology\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAll In Campus Democracy Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EPolicies and Campus Resources\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPer \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.7_leave\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esection 8.2.7.7\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUSG\u2019s general personnel policies\u003C\/a\u003E, employees are encouraged to exercise their constitutional right to vote in all federal, state, and local elections. Per \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section4\/C327\/#p4.1.3_student_voting_privileges\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esection 4.1.3\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section4\/C327\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUSG\u2019s general Student Affairs policy\u003C\/a\u003E, students are also encouraged to vote in all federal, state, and local elections. A student whose class schedule would otherwise prevent them from voting will be permitted and excused absence for the interval reasonably required for voting. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmployees should be mindful of policy \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E8.2.18.3\u003C\/a\u003E, which calls for employees to engage in political activities or political expression only in their personal capacity. USG employees are prohibited from using state property, resources, or materials (including work email) or work time to communicate personal political views or in conjunction with any political campaigning. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-and-compliance\/political-activity-workplace\u0022\u003EView an infographic about political activity in the workplace\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/2024\/10\/18\/supporting-the-democratic-process-voting-leave-policy\/\u0022\u003Emore information from Human Resources\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, Georgia Tech remains a place that promotes freedom of expression. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/freedom_of_expression\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more about related resources\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional campus resources related to voting information are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egov.gatech.edu\/vote\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2024-10-29 00:22:53","changed_gmt":"2024-10-29 00:39:53","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675451":{"id":"675451","type":"image","title":"Early Voting at the John Lewis Student Center","body":"\u003Cp\u003EEarly Voting took place at the John Lewis Student Center on Oct. 24-25.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1730161213","gmt_created":"2024-10-29 00:20:13","changed":"1730161213","gmt_changed":"2024-10-29 00:20:13","alt":"Early Voting at the John Lewis Student Center","file":{"fid":"259078","name":"25-R10410-P13-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/28\/25-R10410-P13-001.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/28\/25-R10410-P13-001.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3991952,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/10\/28\/25-R10410-P13-001.jpg?itok=AbYQFhp9"}}},"media_ids":["675451"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-and-compliance\/political-activity-workplace","title":"Political Activity in the Workplace"},{"url":"https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/2024\/10\/18\/supporting-the-democratic-process-voting-leave-policy\/","title":"Supporting the Democratic Process: Voting Leave Policy"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}