Theodoric Meyer
December 22, 2021
(Washington Post) – The Freedom to Vote Act would also mandate early and mail voting, make Election Day a holiday, rewrite campaign finance rules and outlaw new restrictions on voting passed by some Republican-controlled state legislatures this year, among other measures. A second bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, would force states with a history of voting rights violations to seek “preclearance” from the Justice Department before changing their voting rules… The NDRC and another outside group, End Citizens United, have spent heavily to push passage of the legislation, shelling out about $37 million this year, according to the groups.