Senate sets Wednesday procedural vote on election reform bill

By Reuters Posted on November 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Democrats hold weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday will take a procedural vote on legislation restoring requirements – struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 – that certain states and counties get federal approval before they can redraw voting districts, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday.

Republicans are expected to block the move, arguing that the federal government should not meddle in state-run election activities.

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