House Passes Election Overhaul Package

The House passed along party lines legislation to overhaul election rules that is likely to stall in the Senate, setting up the bill itself to be a key issue in the 2020 campaign battle between Democrats and Republicans. The bill, known as H.R. 1, includes a range of measures concerning voting rights, election security and campaign finance. Many Democrats see it as the marquee legislation of their new majority in the chamber…. Democrats, likewise, see H.R. 1’s passage in the House—even if it doesn’t become law—as helping them in future elections, pointing to polling that shows voters think there is too much money in politics.