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President Joe Biden marked the anniversary of the 1965 bloody Sunday March in Selma, Alabama, by issuing an executive order designed to make it easier for Americans to vote as Republicans across the country seeks to limit voting rights in the wake of the 2020 election.

The legacy of the march in Selma is that while nothing can stop free people from exercising their most sacred power as a citizen, there are those who will do anything they can to take that power away.

In pre taped remarks released on Sunday, Biden said more than 250 bills with provisions that restrict voting access have been introduced in 43 states during the current legislative session.

We can not let them succeed.

Last week, Democrats in the House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation to update voting procedures and require states to turn over the task of redrawing congressional districts to independent commissions.

On this vote, the ayes are 2 20 in the nays are 2 10.

The bill is passed.

Biden urged lawmakers to pass the bill in the Senate, where it faces tough chances.

I hope the Senate does its work so I can sign it into law.

Biden's executive order directs federal agencies to submit plans within 200 days that outlines steps to expand voter registration and distribute election information to voters.

It also directs the U.

S chief information officer to modernize federal websites and digital services that provide voting details.