Democratic State Legislatures Seek to Expand Voting in the South
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs a bill while surrounded by its sponsors during a bill signing event at the Center for African American Heritage on April 9, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Republican lawmakers nationwide have introduced a record number of bills this year to limit access to the ballot and give the GOP an advantage in future elections 361 voter suppression bills in all, according to data from the Brennan Center for Justice. Many of these bills have been introduced in Southern states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. The proposals would among other things implement stricter voter ID requirements, limit absentee voting, make voter registration more difficult, and allow aggressive voter roll purges.