HOUSE DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS BILL

House Democrats warned Tuesday that unless Congress updates the Voting Rights Act, Americans could find their access to the ballot box unfairly restricted when they vote for the next president a year from now.

“If one American is denied the right to vote, it is an assault on all Americans (and the) integrity of the electoral process,” said Rep. Terri Sewell, D -Ala.

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday announced a national campaign to pressure Republican leaders to hold a hearing or schedule a vote on a bill that would restore the federal government’s ability to screen voting procedures for discriminatory impact, before Election Day arrives. Sewell is a lead sponsor of the legislation.