Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said Friday that if the Senate passes—and President Joe Biden signs into law—the For the People Act of 2021, it will upset the delicate electoral balancing act between security and easy access to polls, and cement opportunities for voter fraud. The bill, also called H.R. 1, passed the Democrat-controlled House on Wednesday on a largely party-line vote of 220-210, with all Republicans voting against it. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the only House Democrat to cast a nay vote, told The Epoch Times that his opposition was driven by constituents who were against the redistricting portion of the bill as well as the section on public finances. The Biden administration, which has strongly pushed for the bill, praised its passage, saying the legislation is “urgently needed to protect the right to vote and the integrity of our elections, and to repair and strengthen American democracy.” But Rokita told …
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