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Washington — Long known as a holiday dedicated to service as "a day on, not a day off," this Martin Luther King Jr. Day is taking on renewed significance as voting rights legislation faces seemingly insurmountable hurdles in Congress."Be engaged. Right now, it is about protecting, preserving and expanding voting rights," Martin Luther King III told CBS News. Restrictions range from limiting the availability of drop boxes to imposing stricter voter ID requirements and banning the distribution of snacks and water to voters waiting in line."It is scary, very scary that I have less voting rights than I did when I was born," said Yolanda King, who can't vote yet but worries about the impact on young people.Senate Republicans have labeled Democratic reforms as a federal takeover of the elections system.
As said here by Nikole Nikole