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Republican States Have Passed a Record Number of Voting Restrictions

Republican state legislatures have passed a record number of bills curtailing voting access in the first five months of 2021, the year after a national election saw the highest turnout election in modern history without evidence of widespread voter fraud.

Legislators in 14 states — almost all of which are controlled by Republican governors and legislators — have passed 22 bills to curtail access to the ballot box, according to a count maintained by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. That surpasses the previous record set in 2011, when 14 states passed 19 new laws restricting ballot access.

This year’s tally is likely to grow: About a third of legislatures are still in session. At least 31 additional bills restricting the vote have already passed one chamber in 18 states, and dozens more have received initial hearings.

Read the source article at The Hill

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