"And that just leads to a really unfair set and confusing set of rules." 'Extreme partisanship'Īfter the 2000 election debacle, both parties agreed the US election system was in crisis and needed some major overhauls. "While we're electing one president and one Congress, there are 50 different state election codes that govern our federal elections," he said. "It is still a sweeping, bold bill with many of the main pillars of the For The People Act in it."
"It's a very bold bill," Steve Spaulding, senior counsel for Public Policy & Government Affairs at Common Cause, told Insider. It's slimmed down from the For the People Act, but would still drastically reshape the US' election law and campaign finance landscape.
The group unveiled the Manchin-approved compromise bill, The Freedom to Vote Act, on September 14. Joe Manchin went back to the drawing board. Senate Democrats find themselves barreling towards another impasse with their Republican colleagues, with early signs they're getting little to no bipartisan support for election security protections and expanded voting access that some nonpartisan experts say are essential after the disputed 2020 election results.Īfter Senate Republicans filibustered the For The People Act, Democrats' ambitious voting rights, campaign finance, and ethics package, a group of eight Senate Democrats including key moderate Sen.