A new poll finds that many of the provisions within a voting rights bill congressional Democrats are looking to pass are widely popular with Americans — a sign that GOP outcry against the legislation has not worked.
The Pew Research Center survey found that “sizable majorities favor several policies aimed at making it easier for citizens to register and vote,” with 61 percent of voters supporting automatically registering eligible citizens to vote, 63 percet saying anyone should be able to vote absentee without an excuse, 70 percent supporting giving people their voting rights back after serving their felony sentences, and 78 percent supporting two weeks of in-person early voting.
All of those provisions are within the “For the People Act,” which House Democrats passed in March, and Senate Democrats are now rallying behind. Continue reading.