The Biden administration has taken a move in the right direction to improve voter turnout. In a recent directive, it has granted Federal employees time off to vote. This article by Niels Lesniewski is published by Roll Call. Here is an excerpt:
The Biden administration is directing federal agencies to let federal workers take leave to vote — and to serve as poll workers.
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted that new guidance from the Office of Personnel Management during a virtual event Thursday afternoon, delivering remarks from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
“We believe the federal government should serve as a model employer — and, by the way, we’re the largest employer in the country, so we can do this and we should do this — and then therefore serve as a model employer when it comes to helping employees participate in their democracy,” Harris said. “And we’re going to therefore call on all employers to do the same.”
Read the full article here. Also, see related Democracy Chronicles articles like those on the Voter Access, Voter Turnout, or even seen our section on American Democracy.
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