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After Russia’s activities in the 2016 election, there shouldn’t be any dispute about the need for security upgrades to America's voting systems 🇺🇸🗳️

That's why Nancy Pelosi introduced HR 1 in the first hours of the 116th Congress bloom.bg/2Ev0tEJ

The Bloomberg Editorial Board dissected the gargantuan 571-page bill. In short, HR1 promises to bolster the basic functions of American democracy by...

🗳️ Making voting easier
✊🏽 Strengthening ethics laws
💵 Reducing the influence of money in politics bloom.bg/2Ev0tEJ

There is a genuine weakness in American democracy.

HR 1 is simply an attempt to make the system fairer, more transparent and, in light of the multifaceted Russian attack on the election of 2016, more secure bloom.bg/2Ev0tEJ

To make voting more convenient for more people, HR 1 would make Election Day a federal holiday. The bill would bind more Americans to the democratic project by ensuring:

🖥️ Automatic registration
📝 Same-day registration
🗳️ Early voting
📨 Vote-by-mail

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Russia proved in 2016 how far an adversary would go in seeking to manipulate a U.S. election.

Securing voting infrastructure against future attacks is vital to restoring faith in American democracy bloom.bg/2Ev0tEJ

HR 1's ethics provisions are expansive. It toughens ethics guidelines for:

- Presidential transitions
- The executive branch
- Congress

It would also require presidential and vice-presidential nominees to disclose 10 years of tax returns to the public bloom.bg/2EumJi6

Another valiant effort of HR 1: combating dark money 💰

The bill would require super-PACs to disclose donors who contribute more than $10,000 bloom.bg/2EumJi6

The bill also attempts to tackle a huge issue our country faces: partisan gerrymandering.

HR 1 would require independent commissions to draw state congressional districts. This strategy works, as demonstrated by states like Arizona and California bloom.bg/2EumJi6

The Federal Election Commission is so badly broken that it currently exercises minimal influence over the campaign practices that it was designed to police.

Proper enforcement demands a functional FEC, something that the HR 1 proposes to fix bloom.bg/2EumJi6

The machinery of American government is sorely in need of repair, and putting that right should not be a partisan endeavor.

For that reason alone, this bill deserves serious consideration bloom.bg/2Ev0tEJ