GOP embrace ballot initiatives to change election rules while seeking to limit use elsewhere

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'It certainly seems that these tactics by politicians in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are part of a larger national strategy to limit the freedom to vote.'

Voter fraud in U.S. elections is exceedingly rare. Although evidence of widespread malfeasance in last fall's election has not been produced, more than a dozen states have so far enacted changes this year.

Kat Calvin, founder and executive director of Spread the Vote, a nonpartisan organization that works to help eligible voters obtain government ID where it’s required to cast a ballot, said the shifting conversation around voter ID has her fearing such ballot initiatives will pass. Even so, she said,"So we've seen these things pass because there aren't loud enough voices," she said.

"Because it keeps the narrative alive that something went wrong with the 2020 election and action needs to be taken," she said.

 

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