{"id":565857,"date":"2021-06-16T15:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=565857"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T19:36:34","slug":"manchin-meets-with-republicans-in-hopes-of-reaching-compromise-on-voting-rights-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-meets-with-republicans-in-hopes-of-reaching-compromise-on-voting-rights-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin Meets With Republicans In Hopes Of Reaching Compromise On Voting Rights Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-meets-with-republicans-in-hopes-of-reaching-compromise-on-voting-rights-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=565857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"49.860701906412\">\n<p>West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is working behind the scenes with Republicans in hopes of reaching a compromise on a voting rights bill.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin met Monday with various civil rights groups and Republican senators to discuss both a voting rights bill and police reform legislation, Politico first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/16\/manchin-gop-elections-bill-494878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Both would need 60 votes to avoid a Senate filibuster, and while Manchin has supported passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/06\/joe-manchin-opposes-hr1-supports-filibuster\/?filter_by=review_high&#038;utm_source=&#038;utm_medium=&#038;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposes<\/a> Democrats\u2019 S.1, or the \u201cFor the People Act,\u201d as it is currently written.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000017a-15e9-d33b-a37f-1defe4c70000\">memo<\/a>, Manchin stated his opposition to Democratic priorities like no-excuse absentee voting and public financing of elections, but supports other provisions like expanding early voting and preventing partisan gerrymandering.<\/p>\n<p>An ideal compromise would also include making Election Day a federal holiday, allowing for automatic voter registration and requiring voter ID, with alternative forms of identification like utility bills being acceptable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7189644\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7189644\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7189644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democrat policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Democratic Senators spoke about the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232422273-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232422273-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7189644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to bring S.1 to the Senate floor next week. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s memo comes a month after S.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/11\/chuck-schumer-mitch-mcconnell-for-the-people-act-congress-elections-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced<\/a> out of the Senate Rules Committee and a week before Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to put it on the floor for a vote, even though Manchin and every Republican opposes it. It is also unclear whether Manchin\u2019s compromise would pass the House, given Republicans\u2019 wide-ranging opposition to pieces like automatic registration and making Election Day a federal holiday and liberal Democrats\u2019 opposition to voter ID and restrictions on mail-in voting. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/democratic-divisions-progressives-joe-manchin-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Democratic Divisions On Full Display As Progressives Lash Out At Manchin, Harris)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have differences on [S. 1], but I\u2019d like to make voting easier,\u201d South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was part of the meeting with Manchin, told Politico. \u201cMaybe have some uniform standards on how you do mail-in balloting. There might be some things we can do \u2026 He\u2019s always trying to find a way forward on stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is working behind the scenes with Republicans in hopes of reaching a compromise on a voting rights bill. 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