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Voter suppression has long been a GOP interest. Ken Cuccinelli has formed a group called the Election Transparency Initiative. Its goal: to make sure election laws aren’t changed to make it easier for people to vote especially people who might vote for Democrats
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Its initial focus is on defeating H.R.1, the voting rights bill Democrats hope to pass. The legislation they oppose would create automatic voter registration nationwide, expand early voting, & make it easier to vote by mail. It is the exact opposite of what conservatives want.

Kelley Loeffler has launched her own organization in Georgia, committed to registering Republican voters & seeking “transparency and uniformity in our election process.” Her reasoning is that too few Republicans turned out to vote & too many Democrats did.
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Republicans in the Georgia state legislature have introduced a sweeping series of voter suppression measures including eliminating early voting on Sundays, requiring photo ID to both request & return absentee ballots, & limiting the use of drop boxes.
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The Republican Party knows that it cannot win a national majority if voting is easy and smooth for everyone. So election laws must be shaped to make it harder for some people than others. It’s about the most important political project Republicans have.

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