On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Chicago, leaders plan to protest to pressure lawmakers to pass national voting rights legislation.
President Biden is urging lawmakers to provide more access to voters like Martin Luther King Jr. did, But they are facing tough opposition from Republicans and here at home leaders plan to make their voices heard on the matter:
Now, there is mounting pressure on President Biden to ensure voter access to ballots before the November mid-term elections.Democrats are still struggling to advance the Freedom to Vote Act, which if passed, would create a national standard for voting access, like enabling early voting, two weeks prior to Election Day and allow voters to return mail-in ballots in-person to a polling place or dropbox and more.
In Chicago, a caravan of people supporting the voting rights legislation plan to rally in support and to apply pressure on lawmakers to pass what they call a groundbreaking measure.
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