Voting rights
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Collins helps block voting rights bill as King says U.S. democracy could collapse without it
Maine’s senators took starkly opposed positions in a fiery late-night debate and vote Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Voting bill collapses, with Democrats unable to change filibuster rules
The rules change meant to allow Democrats to approve the bill with a simple majority was also headed toward defeat, with Biden unable to persuade two holdout senators in his own party.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Nick Saban, Jerry West urge Manchin to support voting rights legislation
In a letter sent to Manchin last week, five sports leaders – most with ties to West Virginia – said they ‘strongly support urgently needed legislation that will protect both the rights of voters and the integrity of outcomes in all Federal elections.’
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
The civil rights leader's eldest son criticized the president and Congress as a whole on Monday for failing to pass voting rights legislation.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Our View: Maine’s Susan Collins should heed MLK’s words on voting rights
The senator and her Republican colleagues must recognize that there is no middle ground in the march toward multiracial democracy.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Commentary: Freedom to Vote Act aligns with conservative values
We must recognize the need to strengthen our institutions and eliminate the partisan corruption tearing them down.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Commentary: President Biden must honor his word to Black voters, Dr. King’s legacy
Candidate Biden pledged that diversity, equity and inclusion – especially voting rights – would be part of his platform. But his follow-through is unimpressive.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Biden all but concedes defeat on voting rights bill’s chances
Democrats have still pledged to force a public showdown over the bill on the Senate floor, which could stretch for days and carry echoes of civil rights battles a generation ago that led to some of the most famous filibusters in Senate history.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
King says supporting voter rights bill is most important vote he’ll ever take
Maine's independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation's democracy.