A group of Democrats has announced a package of bills to 'boost free and fair access to the ballot.' But the partisan effort is unlikely to pass in the divided Congress.
A group of Democrats has announced a package of bills to "boost free and fair access to the ballot." But the partisan effort is unlikely to pass in the divided Congress.
After several failed attempts to bolster voting rights on the federal level in a divided Congress, Democratic Rep. Nikema Williams, who was elected to the late civil rights leader John Lewis’ congressional seat in Georgia, has touted the latest push as “one of the most comprehensive voting rights legislative packages in congressional history,” according to a statement first shared with NBC News.
Williams represents metropolitan Atlanta, where former President Donald Trump was indicted this month on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Kemp signed an elections overhaul bill into law in 2021. He insisted it expanded ballot access, but it drew ire from Democrats, including Williams, who said it disproportionately targets people of color.
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