WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday will take a procedural vote on legislation restoring requirements, struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013, on certain states and counties to get federal approval before they can re-draw voting districts, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday.
Republicans are expected to block the move, arguing that the federal government should not meddle in state-run election activities.
(Reporting by David Morgan and Richard Cowan)
