A group of Senate Democrats unveiled revised elections legislation that aims to ease voters’ access to the polls, a proposal that is expected to unite the party but not draw sufficient Republican support to advance
The bill is the product of months of closed-door negotiations dominated by Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Joe Manchin . By securing the support of Mr. Manchin, who had rejected an earlier proposal
, the new bill is expected to have the backing of all 50 Senate Democrats but will need at least 10 Republican votes to overcome a GOP filibuster.
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