By Esther Adesulu
US President, Joe Bidne in a captivating speech, has said he supports adjustments that would allow voting reforms to be passed without the support of opposition Republicans.
Meanwhile, mistrust from two senators in his party are hampering his plans, and no Republicans have backed them.
Currently, a majority of 60% is needed to pass most legislation in the Senate.
And with the Upper Chamber of Congress split 50-50 between the two parties, unless there is a change to that rule, Mr Biden’s sweeping election bills are almost certain not to pass.
Such a change is unlikely, analysts say, as it would require a tie-breaking vote of the Vice President, as well as the support of every Democrat in the Senate.
The bills – the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – passed the Lower Chamber, the House of Representatives, last year.
The former would introduce standardized, nationwide, voting rules as opposed to the current patchwork of state-by-state rules.
The John Lewis Act, meanwhile, would require certain states to obtain government permission for any change to election regulations.
