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Challenges to Black voting rights hark back to Jim Crow era Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT 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 enco...

Lawmakers and historians note a barrage of restrictive voting laws since the November presidential election that seem aimed at turning back the clock.

Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access By BEN NADLER and ANILA YOGANATHANMarch 1, 2021 GMT ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest. The bill comes after record turnout led to Democratic wins in Georgia’s presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs. House Bill 531 passed the lower legislative chamber by a vote of 97-72. It now goes to the state Senate for more debate. The far-reach...

One of the greatest players ever to take the court plans on using NBA All-Star weekend to fight voter suppression in Georgia.

If passed, the bill would mark a huge expansion of voting rights.