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How Republicans could use their bruising 2020 legal defeats as a roadmap to slash voting rights

Still, in the weeks since the 2020 race was called for Biden, Republicans have dug their heels in on efforts to curb access to the ballot in battleground states, particularly as the GOP contends with a higher rate of turnout. The 2020 election sawbecause of an increase in voting by mail and early voting across most of the country in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Unfortunately time and time again — throughout the history of civil rights and voting rights — what we've seen is whenever there's been an expansion of turnout of voting by people being able to access the ballot, we've seen an attempt to sort of retract and curate the electorate such that certain voices are muted," Lin Lakin said.

These efforts come after the state repeatedly confirmed its election results were accurate following a risk-limiting audit and two recounts.. They've been unsuccessful so far, but the party will have another chance to limit voting when the legislature resumes session next month.

seeking to toss out the election results in four battleground states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump's legal team, eighteen other Republican attorneys general, and a majority of the House Republican caucus supported the suit.

 

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