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BumRushDaShow

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13. There was some legislation that had been passed by the (D)-controlled House in 2021

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:50 AM

Oct 2024

H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021

and it died in the Senate due to the 60-vote cloture Rule.

That bill would add quite a bit more "federal standardization" to the existing voting rights law. But absent that, it goes back to the states per the Constitution -

Article I

(snip)

Section 4.

The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei

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How much Republican money you getting for this latest gambit, Cornel? tanyev Oct 2024 #8

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Same here. Follow the money. johnnyfins Oct 2024 #11

It's sad Icanthinkformyself Oct 2024 #10

Isn't every citizen a write-in potential then? travelingthrulife Oct 2024 #12

There was some legislation that had been passed by the (D)-controlled House in 2021 BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #13

Just how big a check did the RW goon squad give him? wolfie001 Oct 2024 #15

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