Republican lawmakers across several states are implementing measures that could significantly affect voting processes. In Missouri, the GOP-led legislature is attempting to make it more difficult for citizen-led measures to reach the ballot, a move criticized for undermining democratic participation. Indiana Republicans are pushing for first-time voters to provide proof of residency and for additional verification of all voters' addresses, sparking concerns among voting advocates about the potential disenfranchisement of some voters. Meanwhile, a fringe group of House Republicans has been accused of weaponizing a voting tradition to block their own party's legislation, effectively raising the threshold for bill passage to a supermajority. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the House Rules Committee, expressed concern over giving up 'a big part of the power of being the majority.' Citizen groups in Utah are mobilizing against legislative efforts to make passing citizen ballot initiatives more challenging. Additionally, Republican lawsuits challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election.
Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election in November. https://t.co/MU7ZJzwrsk
A group of organizations and philanthropists are warning lawmakers that not funding child care demands will hurt Utah families. https://t.co/bn1MlQVnLO
“We’re giving up a big part of the power of being the majority,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the House Rules Committee, told @pkcapitol about the new tactic Republicans have employed to pass bills since hardliners have prevented reaching consensus https://t.co/xEKKAqpf86
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines https://t.co/A0z6FpTE5T
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country? Reporting by @AP https://t.co/FwTC5TbXIG #FlaPol
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country? https://t.co/NJoGGXA1gK
A fringe group of House Republicans have weaponized a longstanding voting tradition as a way to block their own party's legislation — raising the threshold for bills to pass to a supermajority. https://t.co/G8XV1jGCrY
A coalition of citizen groups are calling on Utahns to pressure their elected lawmakers to defeat bills aimed at making it harder to pass a citizen ballot initiative. https://t.co/KLqQl15yiR
A fringe group of House Republicans have weaponized a longstanding voting tradition as a way to block their own party's legislation — and raising the threshold for bills to pass to a supermajority. https://t.co/RLw2gDeWpm
Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters’ addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal could make it even tougher for some people to vote. https://t.co/sYaS9NK4Gw
Lawmakers in the Republican-led Missouri Legislature are trying to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution by changing how citizen-led measures can get on the ballot. Critics say it denies them their right to participate in a democracy. https://t.co/4UTDW2sClO