8 Takeaways as Senate Panel Deadlocks on Bill to Nationalize Elections, Nullify Voter ID
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In a party-line vote Tuesday, a Senate committee deadlocked 9-9 on a bill that would nullify voter ID and other state election requirements after rejecting multiple Republican-proposed amendments.
The Senate Rules and Administration Committee debated the amendments and merits of the legislation, S 1, which sponsors call the For the People Act.
Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said that although Democrats and Republicans deadlocked on the measure, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., could bring the bill to the Senate floor for action.
Because the Senate is split 50-50, committees now have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats hold a majority because Vice President Kamala Harris, as president of the Senate, can cast tie-breaking votes on the floor.
Some Republicans label the legislation as the “Corrupt Politicians Act,” … Opponents say Democrats’ legislation would take over—or nationalize—local and state election procedures to benefit themselves.
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