RESTRICTIVE VOTING LAWS: A thread (1/5)
Republicans have proposed 250+ laws in 45 states designed to limit early, mail-in, in-person, and Election Day voting.
... Inspired in part by Trump's false claims this election was stolen.
Republicans have proposed 250+ laws in 45 states designed to limit early, mail-in, in-person, and Election Day voting.
... Inspired in part by Trump's false claims this election was stolen.
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Republicans may have the power to achieve these limits.
They hold legislative majorities/governorships in 24 states. And they've proposed restrictions in 22 states.
Republicans may have the power to achieve these limits.
They hold legislative majorities/governorships in 24 states. And they've proposed restrictions in 22 states.
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Among the states considering the voting restrictions:
—5 states that Biden turned blue last year.
—And the 3 large states he lost by less than 5 points.
*All* have Republican legislatures.
Among the states considering the voting restrictions:
—5 states that Biden turned blue last year.
—And the 3 large states he lost by less than 5 points.
*All* have Republican legislatures.
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The bills would likely curtail the early voting methods using this past election by Democratic voters.
NOTE: The highest-profile recent example of election fraud was in 2018 — in North Carolina Republican Mark Harris's 9th district campaign.
The bills would likely curtail the early voting methods using this past election by Democratic voters.
NOTE: The highest-profile recent example of election fraud was in 2018 — in North Carolina Republican Mark Harris's 9th district campaign.
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... All told, the bills amount to the greatest effort to reduce ballot access — particularly for African Americans — since the Jim Crow era.
... All told, the bills amount to the greatest effort to reduce ballot access — particularly for African Americans — since the Jim Crow era.
22 of those* states
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