Sweeping voting rights package passes U.S. House

By: - March 4, 2021 8:23 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters “everything is stake” as Republican rush to restrict voting laws across the country after record turnout last year. Alex Wong/Getty Images

“State legislatures across the country, including Georgia’s, are making a concerted effort to roll back voting rights, and the For The People Act will put a stop to that,” Bourdeaux said in a statement.

Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics.

Ariana Figueroa
Ariana Figueroa

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.

MORE FROM AUTHOR