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In early March, the Democratically controlled U.S. House passed an expansive voting reform bill. Called the

, it would make major changes to laws that govern campaigns and voting.

It has little hope of passing the split Senate, thanks to the filibuster. But that hasn’t stopped both sides from crying foul.

Republicans have attacked the bill — also known as

 in the Senate — as a partisan power grab that will damage democracy. Democrats argue the bill is the only way to preserve democracy in the face of widespread Republican efforts to

 and spread disinformation claiming that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump the 2020 election. 

The bill is massive — more than 800 pages. So Monday, MPR News host Kerri Miller dove in, with the help of two guests who are experts in voter rights, and examined what it really does. Will this proposal federalize elections and take too much power away from the states? Or is an overhaul necessary to stop some states from suppressing the vote?

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The proposed For the People Act would set nationwide rules on ballot access, do away with many voting restrictions, modify redistricting and rein in campaign donations. But Republicans are determined to stop it.

How the Democrats propose to expand voting and change election law

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