Thread by @SenatorLeahy

Days from an historic election, Republicans are doing everything they can to prevent Americans from participating in it. They’re waging an all-out war on voting in courts across the country. A THREAD:

Exhibit A: Rs in PA just suffered a setback at SCOTUS following their repeated efforts to prevent legitimately cast ballots postmarked by the election and received within 3 days of the election from being counted.

Exhibit B: Trump campaign trying to block NV from mailing absentee ballots to every registered voter in the middle of a global pandemic.

Exhibit C: Rs in NC, like in PA, just suffered a setback at SCOTUS following their attempt to prevent a deadline extension for mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day.

Exhibit D: With the help of SCOTUS, Rs in WI blocked a deadline extension that would have allowed ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to 6 days after from being counted.

Exhibit E: Rs in TX have limited each county to a single drop-off box for mailed ballots. In some counties that means one box for literally millions of voters and their ballots.

Exhibit F: Amid concerns of armed militias intimidating voters at the polls, a MI judge overturned an order that would have restricted open carry of firearms at polling places on Election Day.

Exhibit G: Rs in AZ tried to prevent extension for officials to remedy unsigned ballots up to 5 days after election. Nearly 80% of AZ voters cast ballots each election by mail, & this deadline extension is a small burden to ensure that their voices are heard.

This is just a sampling of the more than **300 lawsuits** that have been filed arising out of mostly COVID-related election disputes.
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