Voting rights bill fails in Senate as focus shifts again to filibuster
The For the People Act, the sweeping voting rights bill championed by Democrats, was blocked in the Senate Tuesday as it failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a Republican filibuster in the evenly divided chamber. The procedural vote to open debate on the bill was supported by all 50 Democrats and opposed by all 50 Republicans. would have made it easier for people to vote by mandating 15 days of early voting and no-excuse absentee voting, allowing for same-day voter registration and unlimited ballot collection, enacting ...
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