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New York lawmakers to take up election law measures
State of PoliticsThe state Senate on Tuesday is poised to take up a package of measures meant to change New York's election laws with the goal of expanding access to the polls.
The proposals include a state-level version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, a bill named after the late congressman and civil rights leader that has stalled on the national level.
Democrats in Congress and President Joe Biden have struggled to enact any major voting changes nationwide, making state governments a more friendly environment for doing so given the control the party has in both chambers in New York.
The bill, backed by state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, would create "rights of actions" for denying or limiting the right of a protected class to vote and provide assistance to language minority groups.
The proposals include a state-level version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, a bill named after the late congressman and civil rights leader that has stalled on the national level.
Democrats in Congress and President Joe Biden have struggled to enact any major voting changes nationwide, making state governments a more friendly environment for doing so given the control the party has in both chambers in New York.
The bill, backed by state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, would create "rights of actions" for denying or limiting the right of a protected class to vote and provide assistance to language minority groups.
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