Stunning new data from @brennancenter: 361 bills to restrict voting rights introduced in 47 states as of March 24
That’s up from 253 restrictive bills as of Feb 19, a 43% increase in a month
55 restrictive bills in 24 states moving through legislatures
brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
That’s up from 253 restrictive bills as of Feb 19, a 43% increase in a month
55 restrictive bills in 24 states moving through legislatures
brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
At 2 AM last night Texas Senate passed voter suppression bill banning extended early voting hours & drive-thru voting, closing polling places in minority areas & allowing partisan poll watchers to record voters who receive help filling out ballots texastribune.org/2021/04/01/tex…
"In a backlash to 2020’s historic voter turnout, and under the pretense of responding to baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, state lawmakers have introduced a startling number of bills to curb the vote" motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
The country's top vote suppressors:
"Lawmakers in Texas (49 bills), Georgia (25 bills), and Arizona (23 bills) have introduced the largest number of restrictive measures this year"
"Lawmakers in Texas (49 bills), Georgia (25 bills), and Arizona (23 bills) have introduced the largest number of restrictive measures this year"
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