Klobuchar: Infrastructure bill could include voting measures

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

ATLANTA (AP) — Congressional Democrats are exploring ways to include financial incentives for states to expand voting access as part of a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill, a key senator said Sunday.

Democrats have been struggling to get their marquee election reform bill passed in an evenly split Senate, where Republicans remain unified in their opposition and rules require 60 votes to advance most pieces of legislation.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota who chairs the powerful Senate Rules Committee, said in an interview that the priority continues to be passing the legislation known as the For the People Act, which would usher in minimum voting standards in the U.S. such as automatic and same-day voter registration, early voting and no-excuse absentee voting.

But Klobuchar noted that Democrats could also use the process known as reconciliation to advance financial incentives for states to adopt certain reforms. Election systems have been designated critical infrastructure on par with the nation’s power plants, banks and dams.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/klobuchar-infrastructure-bill-could-include-voting-measures/ar-AAMis2M

[FBaggins]

1. Not HR1 certainly...

But incentives for some changes? Sure.

Most of the states that would do it are likely states where it isn’t needed… but it’s still a potential step in the right direction

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. Medicaid Expansion (Or lack thereof) tells me this won't work

The states that are restricting voting rights have made it clear over the past 10 years that financial incentives won't encourage them to do the right thing...

[PortTack]

3. Well.. whatever we can get..absolutely

[LiberalFighter]

4. There is no reason to provide financial assistance for voting.

Make the requirements and deal with it.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

5. +1

Financial incentives for states to honor a constitutional right is stupid, and shows how far they have gone to steal our right to vote. That would make it extortion.

[Celerity]

6. 10 quid says Manchinema will find a fresh turd to toss in that punchbowl