Red States Target Voters in New Stealth Attacks
Following the 2020 election, a wave of voting restrictions in large or highly competitive states, including Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and Florida, put a national spotlight on the GOP’s all-out drive to make it harder to vote.
In response, a broad opposition mobilized to push back. A barrage of lawsuits was filed to protect voter access. Celebrities spoke out. Amid the outcry over Georgia’s sweeping suppression law, Major League Baseball moved its All Star Game out of Atlanta.
The attacks on voting following the 2024 election have been different — but perhaps no less dangerous. Instead of high-profile battles waged in key states, we’ve seen a handful of mostly smaller red states — many of which already weren’t making things easy for voters — pass laws imposing new restrictions, and largely escaping serious media scrutiny.
That’s a key takeaway from a Voting Rights Lab (VRL) analysis of state voting laws passed this year, which was provided to Democracy Docket now that all but a few state legislatures have adjourned for the year.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red-states-target-voters-in-new-stealth-attacks/