After Trump's loss, GOP eyes voter restrictions across nation

[UCmeNdc]

In statehouses around the country — most notably, in Georgia — lawmakers are rolling out legislation that would make it a lot harder to vote.

They’re considering dozens of restrictive bills to purge voters from rolls, limit early and absentee voting, add voter ID requirements and eliminate automatic and same-day voter registration.

In short, bills are being introduced to prevent something that didn’t happen in 2020 — widespread voter fraud — from recurring in 2022, 2024 and beyond.

“They’re all predicated on the ‘big lie,’ the idea that Trump won the election, that there was widespread voter fraud,” said Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project. “The ‘big lie’ is the engine or the fuel that powered in a lot of ways the Jan. 6 insurrection. It’s also the fuel that’s powering these anti-voting bills that we are seeing across the country.”

If passed, critics warn, the policies would disproportionately affect Democratic constituencies such as young voters, poor voters and voters of color, erecting barriers to the ballot box after a historic turnout last fall.



https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/15/voting-restrictions-states-475732

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. The Genie has already been released from the bottle.

As legend would have it, nor can it be put back in without a fight.And fight we will.

[dalton99a]

2. Why you see "Election Integrity" bills everywhere:

https://documented.net/2020/12/alec-convenes-secret-working-group-focused-on-elections-redistricting/

ALEC Convenes Secret Working Group Focused on Elections, Redistricting
by Jamie Corey | December 3, 2020 | Updated December 14, 2020

Numerous Republican legislators, election commissioners and right-wing attorneys participated in a secretive “process working group,” organized by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has focused on election and redistricting issues, according to details obtained by Documented. ALEC does not publicly list the meeting on its formal agenda or mention the working group on its website. Documented first reported on the working group earlier this year.

The session is taking place during ALEC’s virtual States and Nation Policy Summit (SNPS) this week from December 2-4. Documented obtained a list of attendees participating in the summit along with a list of sponsors, which include Coca-Cola Consolidated, PhRMA and weapons manufacturer Raytheon Technologies.

The working group, which took place on Wednesday December 2, held a meeting as efforts by the Trump campaign and right-wing organizations are still underway to question the results of the 2020 Election–even after U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr declared there was no widespread election voter fraud.

Commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Christy McCormick, Don Palmer, and special counsel to the commissioners, Tyler Herrmann, were among the participants. McMormick and Palmer are both Republicans and have frequently participated in groups which have criticized vote-by-mail and have hyped unfounded voter fraud claims.

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[Blue Owl]

3. We gotta extinguish these fires immediately

It might be tougher in the red states, but WE are the majority and we must never, ever go back to anything resembling the disaster that was Donald T***p and the failed, out-of-touch, Russian-operated GOP. Now they are just stealing out of desperation.

[uponit7771]

4. K&R, but lets talk about Cuomo 2134 times before complete investigations and kGQP non border issue

[dalton99a]

5. But there are multiple accusers - he must resign NOW

Women who accused Biden:

Caitlyn Caruso

Ally Coll

Lucy Flores

D.J. Hill

Sofie Karasek

Vail Kohnert-Yount

Amy Lappos

Tara Reade

[uponit7771]

6. RIGHT !? Now I think some don't WANT an investigation which bothers me further