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U.S. election reform bill fails in Senate procedural vote – Metro US

U.S. election reform bill fails in Senate procedural vote

FILE PHOTO: Voting during the South Carolina Presidential Primary
FILE PHOTO: Voting during the South Carolina Presidential Primary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill aimed at thwarting restrictive new voting laws enacted in Republican-led states failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers blocked a Democratic effort to begin debating the measure.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Doina Chiacu)