Challenges to Black voting rights hark back to Jim Crow era Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY
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After a turbulent election season, fueled by unfounded allegations of voter fraud, Republican lawmakers are laboring to rewrite voting laws in ways that would restrict access to the polls. Though House Democrats pushed through a voting rights bill Wednesday that would make voting more accessible, critics worry about GOP tactics could suppress the vote in ways that hearken back to Reconstruction. © Brandon Bell, Getty Images A Black Lives Matter supporter encourages people to vote Jan. 4 in Atlanta. On one side, you have concerns about fraud prompting restrictions on voting, and on the other side, you have concerns about turnout prompting a focus on greater access to the polls, said Rebecca Green, a law professor and co-director of William and Mary Law School s Election Law Program.
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