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Republican senators filibustered a major voting bill on Wednesday, blocking Democrats' plans to allow same-day voter registration and to make Election Day a holiday.
It is the third time Democrats have tried to overhaul voting laws this year and the third time Republicans blocked them.
The issue has become one of the key battle lines in American politics since then President Trump claimed he had been robbed of election victory last year by voter fraud.
Vice President Kamala Harris was present for the vote and said Democrats would keep pushing for reform.
'We’re not going to give up,' she said.
'We’re not deterred, but there’s still a lot of work to do, and I think it’s really a sad day.'
The Freedom to Vote Act stalled in the Senate on a 51-49 vote after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (l) warned that blocking it would damage democracy, while Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats said it had the 'same rotten core' as previous versions
The vote went along party lines, and Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to beat the filibuster and progress to the next step
Vice President Kamala Harris was at the Senate for the vote. 'We’re not deterred, but there’s still a lot of work to