Thread by @NBCLX

Today, a PA court struck down a vote-by-mail law. Last week, the Senate blocked sweeping election legislation. Last year in GA, restrictive changes to state elections became law. "[America] is in a moment of crisis," @LindsayLangholz of @acslaw told NBCLX. trib.al/kyYScMa

Voting as a right is not distributed equally to Americans. For example, in CA, you are automatically registered to vote, receive ballots by mail and are eligible for paid time off to vote. In TX, voter registration and mail-in ballots aren't automatic. trib.al/kyYScMa

Americans can't agree on whether ballot access disparities are a problem. "4 in 5 Republicans [said] rules are too easy and may allow fraud whereas about half of [Democrats] said rules are too hard." — @eyokley on a @MorningConsult poll from last summer trib.al/kyYScMa

So is voting too easy or hard? Is our system broken or working fine? “A lot of voters right now [face] obstacles that were designed to be obstacles. It’s not only voters of color … but also students, young voters … and trans voters." — @LindsayLangholz trib.al/kyYScMa

.@LindsayLangholz stressed that 50 separate systems dictate voting rights in the U.S.: "If you’re moving 100 miles but it happens to be over a state line, it really can determine how great of access you have to the ballot box, which is a shame." trib.al/kyYScMa

NBCLX's @PeterKHull noticed there was no simple tool to track state differences in voting laws, so he built one that scores states on how easy it is to vote. The top? IL, NY. The bottom? MS. See where your state falls on voter ID, mail-in ballots and more: trib.al/kyYScMa