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March 2, 2021 A bill expected to pass the House Wednesday would effectively prohibit voter ID laws, expand in-person early voting, restore voting rights for felons. SHOW TRANSCRIPT "The American people deserve a transparent, inclusive and healthy democracy, and H.R.1 will get us there," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chairwoman of the House Committee on Administration.  H.R.1, also known as The For The People Act, is a sweeping election reform bill Democrats hope to pass this Congress. "H.R.1 came to...

That have been cast, it was a way to make it more difficult for seniors and college students and people with disabilities ar for women to exercise their right to vote. >> so how did this voter i.d. rule come about thats causing all of these problems from people responding and for candidates in many of these races? a little background. last year the supreme court overturned section 5 of 1965s voting rights act which required certain states and localities in the south that had a history of discrim...

Through, she said that commitment has been disserved by todays decision. now one little footnote here. this does not strike down the entire voting rights act. individual civil rights groups can still sue local governments whether they make election changes, and the justice department can still sue to put a state or a county or a city in to the coverage under section 5. but that would and very difficult process. it has to do it case by says, it would have to assemble the facts that there had been...

A word of warning to anyone who thinks the whole election circus may be overcome november 7th. it very well might not be. the outcome could get tied up in court, thanks to new voter i. di laws. voting rights advocates in pennsylvania were in the states highest court asking a pan of justices to overturn a law requiring residents to show i.d. before they vote. there appeared to be tough questioning from the justices on why the law needs to take effect now. >> these election changes should be imple...

Questioning about whether the law is necessary just weeks before the national election. >> these election changes should be implemented in a way to increase, not impede, participation. and theyre recommending a two federal election cycle to ensure that no one falls through the cracks. my question is, whats the rush? who is it going to hurt? >> well, protestors on both sides of the issue have gathered outside the courthouse. the naacp president was one of several speakers who rallied with opponen...

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