the new one, is a slightly pear pared down version of the original. for the people act was the original sweeping voting rights bill that passed the house last march but not the senate. that bill requires that states allow any voter to cast a mail ballot without any excuse. it offers several ways to return the ballot, prevent voter id requirements for mail voting and calls, calls for mailing ballot applications to all registered voters. the manchin-backed bill doesn t mandate mailing the applications and allows for voter id requirements. the for the people act says any voter without id should be allowed to vote, as long as they sign a sworn statement attesting to their identity. the freedom to vote act says id is needed, but bank statements or utility bills will work just