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Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Released Monday, 13th September 2021
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Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Efforts to Restrict Voting Access Gain Traction Nationwide

Monday, 13th September 2021
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During the past year, state legislatures across the country have implemented restrictive voting laws that experts say will stop some voters from casting ballots. Voter suppression is not a new phenomenon in the United States, but lawmakers are coming up with new ways to restrict voting access. In Texas for example, a recently passed state law limits the use of ballot drop boxes and impedes election officials from promoting vote-by-mail, according to the New York Times. Efforts to protect voting rights and access at the federal level have stalled in Congress. Meanwhile, California finds itself in the middle of a gubernatorial recall election in which a small minority of voters could decide the fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who overwhelmingly won his office in 2018. We talk about laws and policies limiting voting access and their threat to democracy. 

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