(NPR) After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

Poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots at on Nov. 3, 2020 in Atlanta. State lawmakers are now considering legislation that could roll back some laws that made it easy for voters to cast ballots by mail.



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After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.