THE GOP CAMPAIGN TO MAKE ELECTIONS LESS FREE -Voters are supposed to choose their politicians

“In backlash to historic voter turnout, as of late May state legislators had introduced 389 bills to restrict voting in 48 states in the 2021 legislative sessions. The barrage of suppressive bills has been different from previous years in various ways.”

““Restrict” means the legislation would make it harder for Americans to register, stay on the rolls, and/or vote, as compared to existing state law. Most of these bills take aim at absentee voting and expanding voter ID requirements.” “Others seek to undermine the power of local officials and, in some cases, establish new criminal penalties to target those who run our elections.”

“Ultimately, these changes come back to demographics and the increasing political power wielded by communities of color. It is hard to reach any other conclusion than that some lawmakers are more interested in constraining the power of new voices in our electorate and insulating themselves from accountability in future elections than in being stewards of democracy.”

“While 13 states have passed voter expansion bills, and such bills are moving forward in at least 25 states, legislators from Florida to Georgia to Arizona to Texas and beyond are wasting legislative resources and trying to make our elections less free, fair, and accessible.”

Read the whole article here: https://sojo.net/magazine/august-2021/voters-want-to-vote