Senate weighing ‘nuclear option’ to pass voter restriction bill

By: Benjamin J. Hulac, Washington Correspondent

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,141

Last Updated: 2 days, 7 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — American voter fraud is extraordinarily rare. State election officials routinely cross-check registration rolls, and a task force from Donald Trump’s first administration turned up zero evidence of widespread malfeasance.

Still, Republicans are moving to pass a party-line bill that they say would ensure fairness and accuracy at the polls. Opponents call it something else entirely: a device to thwart democracy. The legislation — which the Senate is debating after it was passed …

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