State Republicans push new voting restrictions after Trump’s loss
JANUARY 24 — Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s defeat.
JANUARY 24 — Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s defeat.
Written by Zach Montellaro
“And VoteRiders, a nonprofit group that helps prospective voters get an ID if they need one to cast a ballot, said it is expecting a serious push for new voter ID laws in at least five states, while North Carolina could potentially implement new voter ID policies that have been held up in court.
Voter ID laws are usually very popular among the general public — a 2018 Pew Research poll found that three-quarters of Americans surveyed supported laws requiring voters to present a photo ID — but activists say they are problematic for several disparate groups of voters.
‘They are students and other young people, they’re communities of color, they’re older adults who are no longer driving, people with low income, people with disabilities,’ said Kathleen Unger, the founder of VoteRiders. VoteRiders estimated that up to 25 million voting-age Americans lacked a government-issued photo ID.”
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