The Brennan Center for Justice has a new report out detailing a wave of legislation that could make it harder for many to vote. Serwer summarizes:
Since the 2010 mid-terms, states have introduced and passed laws requiring proof of citizenship, ending election day voter registration, restricting voter registration efforts, limiting early voting, and making it harder for the formerly incarcerated to regain their voting rights post-release.
Ben Smith downplays the findings:
For presidential election purposes, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama don't matter very much. And so another way to look at the study is that in the presidential election, ID laws in Wisconsin and laws restricting registration and early voting in Florida and Ohio will likely help the Republican nominee, at least on the margins. Laws making it harder for felons to regain the franchise in Florida and Iowa may have the same effect.
Charles P. Pierce gets riled up.
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