Thread by @AriBerman

As Kentucky votes today, Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation to:

-restore Voting Rights Act

-adopt nationwide automatic registration & early voting

-expand vote by mail & give $3.6 billion election aid to states

-stop election interference

motherjones.com/politics/2020/…

In December 2019, House passed bill to restore & modernize Voting Rights Act after SCOTUS decision in 2013 gutting law unleashed wave of new voter suppression in states like GA & TX

It's been sitting on Mitch McConnell's desk for 200 days

In March 2019 House passed "For the People Act," most significant democracy reform bill in a generation. Includes automatic registration, early voting, end to purging, Election Day holiday.

McConnell called it "power grab" for Dems, admitting GOP loses when more people vote

In May House passed "Heroes Act" to give $3.6 billion in election aid to states, expand vote by mail & social distance at polls with early voting. Also gives $25 billion to Postal Service

McConnell has yet to bring it up for a vote. He's also blocking @KamalaHarris Vote Safe Act

As Trump spreads ridiculous lies about foreign countries printing mail ballots, McConnell is blocking three bills to prevent real foreign election interference

Though Kentucky adopted no-excuse absentee voting & early voting for primary, Republicans passed a new voter ID law for Nov & have yet to commit to expanding mail voting for the general election, which could help McConnell get re-elected