version of voeter rights or election reform so manchin would have to bust up the filibuster. today again he reiterated he s not interested in doing that. even though democrats like the changes he s proposed, unless he s willing to break up the filibuster, the legislation isn t going anywhere. thank you so much, ryan. turning to texas, the governor announced plans to finish the border wall and he might hit up your vinmo to get it finished. some of this funding will be crowd sourced? reporter: you re right. according to governor abbott you can send a check to a po.o. box or make a donation online.
new hope for voting e ing r legislation on a federal level. a compromise proposed that is getting a nod from a voting rights activist. absolutely. what senator manchin is putting forward are basic building blocks that we need to ensure that democracy is assessable no matter your geography. ryan, what are some of the key parts of manchin s compromise? reporter: no doubt this is a significant development. many democrats are in line with it. amid provisions is making election day a federal holiday and mandate 15 days of early vote nothing matter what state you live in and he also wants to make it permanent automatic voter registration through state dmvs.
these provisions happen in some states but not in all. the purpose of the federal bill would make it nationalize so every state would have these prov provisions. democrats aren t happy with all of it. he suggests that i.d. laws become an important part of voter registration processes across the state and that has democrats concerned. they had a meeting today and democrats feel as though they re headed in the right direction. and you have senator mcconnell throwing cold water on this compromise. that s the problem. this was only part of the equation for democrats. manchin is standing in the way of breaking up the filibuster in order to get this legislation passed and that would mean he would need ten republican votes in the senate to make it happen. we sound like a broken record on capitol hill because we talk about a pieces of legislation under this lens but this is not different and mitch mcconnell said today there s no way republicans will support this