Federal Employee Reports Agency Now Requires Agency-Head Approval for Voting Leave, Citing OPM Policy

A federal employee on r/fednews says their agency emailed that administrative leave to vote must now be approved by the agency head, citing OPM's new "Excused Absences for Voting" policy. The poster, who has a 90-minute commute, says this could restrict employees' ability to vote on Election Day. This is an unverified anecdotal account, and the details of the OPM policy and how it is being applied across agencies are not confirmed here.