U.S. Senate sets Wednesday procedural vote on election reform bill

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Democrats hold
weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to begin debate on legislation that would restore state voting requirements that were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013, the top Senate Democrat said on Monday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would set up the procedural vote for a bill known as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which Republicans are expected to block from consideration.

The bill, named for the late civil rights leader and longtime congressman John Lewis, would require certain states and counties to get federal approval before they can redraw voting districts.

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