'Voting—just voting—is the bedrock of democracy. We should all be concerned about that,' he said. 'It shouldn't be Democrat or Republican.'
to monitor changes to voting laws in states that racked up violations—as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 allowed, the Associated Press reported.
Another piece of sweeping legislation, the For the People Act, passed the House in March and would restrict partisan gerrymandering, expand campaign finance transparency and limit hurdles to voting, according to the AP. But in June, Manchin"The truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen," Manchin wrote in an op-ed published by the—but not eliminating—the filibuster.
"I looked back...when it went from 67 votes to 60 votes, and also what was happening, what made them think that it needed to change. So I'm open to looking at it, I'm just not open to getting rid of the filibuster, that's all," he said.
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