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Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion sits at his desk in his office in the State Capitol complex, March 11, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Champion, a Democrat from Minneapolis, is the lead Senate author of the proposed Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Minnesota is one of several states moving to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts have opened up in the landmark federal Voting Rights Act. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
Minnesota State Rep. Emma Greenman poses for a photo in her office in the State Capitol complex, March 12, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Greenman, a Democrat from Minneapolis, is the lead House author of the proposed Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Minnesota is one of several states moving to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts have opened up in the landmark federal Voting Rights Act. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is photographed in the press room at the State Capitol, on March 13, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. In an interview with The Associated Press, the Democrat discussed the proposed Minnesota Voting Rights Act, and noted that he signed other measures last year to make voting easier. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)