AN ELECTION REFORM ACT in the works since the last presidential election headed to the president’s desk last Wednesday after receiving approval from the Senate.
The Help America Vote Act passed 92-2, with only New York senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton opposed. Clinton and Schumer claim that the bill’s tougher requirements for identification at polling places may prevent or discourage minorities from voting.
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