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After Republican legislators in 19 states passed 34 laws restricting ballot access in 2021, largely fueled by Donald Trump’s election lies, more than a half-dozen more states are gearing up to go even further ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Georgia Republicans, who last year passed a sweeping set of restrictions that Democrats likened to Jim Crow-era laws and led to widespread corporate condemnation and boycotts, have introduced a torrent of new voting bills that go well beyond the limits in last year’s legislation. Missouri Republicans have pre-filed multiple bills that would impose stricter voter ID requirements for in-person and mail ballots, after their previous attempts were rejected by courts. At least four states have already pre-filed seven bills that would “initiate or allow illegitimate partisan reviews” of election results, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. Republicans in multiple […]
You are absolutely correct, Stephan. I am writing to Representatives to insure they do not forget they are representing the People and Democracy in everything they do.
It is interesting to note that local activists in the state of Georgia are taking the following position regarding Biden’s visit: “they needed to announce a specific plan to get national voting rights legislation passed or risk their high-profile trip to Atlanta being dismissed as “a waste of time”.
For the entire article see: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/11/georgia-biden-harris-visit-voting-rights-bill?utm_term=61dd865df3822e51f11674a7093db380&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email
If the Democrats focus on photo ops instead of action they will lose the house next election.