Senate Democrats this week moved to advance a pair of election bills they say are necessary to protect the right to vote but that contain some provisions that go beyond expanding ballot access.

Democrats opened Senate debate Tuesday on legislation merging two voting bills — the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act — that have already passed the House.

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