Senate Dems Unveil Voting Rights Bill ‘Freedom to Vote Act’
September 15, 2021
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as posted by the channelEight Senate Democrats, including Amy Klobuchar, Joe Manchin and Raphael Warnock unveiled a new election reform bill today called the Freedom to Vote Act.
The bill is the result of weeks of inter-party negotiations and keeps many of the major provisions that were in the For the People Act.
It would make election day a federal holiday, create a national standard for states that require voter ID, ensure at least 15 days of early voting including two weekends, create new automatic voter registration systems, mandate same-day voter registration and many other provisions.
Michael Harriot, senior writer at The Root, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss the Freedom to Vote Act.
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