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Biden's Voting Rights Executive Order

On the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Demos applauds President Biden for signing an executive order requiring federal agencies to develop strategies for registering voters—a move that could potentially help millions of Americans push past a key barrier to the ballot.

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