Election fraud conspiracy theories find a friendly audience at CPAC
The annual Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference was held in Orlando this year. Speakers throughout the conference repeated false and disproven claims of voter fraud and allegations that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden. The climax of the conference was a 90 minute speech by former president Trump (his first public speech since leaving office) in which he repeated many of the false and misleading claims and called for reforms which would make it harder to vote.Visit the NBC
Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren’t Broken
Lawmakers (primarily Republican) in 43 states are considering over 250 bills which would raise barriers to voting in response to the false and disproven claim that there was significant voter fraud during the 2020 election. Republican lawmakers signaled before the 2020 election was even over that they would attempt to curtail ways to extend and expand voting access, especially mail-in voting. Still, there are some Republicans who are wary of efforts to reform voting laws on the basis of the disproven 2020 election fraud
GOP state lawmakers and election officials launch commission to examine voting laws
The Republican State Leadership Committee has announced that GOP lawmakers and secretaries of state will form a commission to look at election laws. The commission will focus on voter roll accuracy, absentee or mail-in voting, and the process for counting ballots that are received by Election Day. Republicans behind the plan say they are responding to constituent concerns over the safety and integrity of the ballot. Democrats say that the commission is a coordinated attempt at voter suppression.Visit the CNN to learn more.Image credit:
GOP bill would slash voting by mail, early voting in Iowa
Republican lawmakers in Iowa are advancing a bill which would limit Iowan’s access and opportunities to vote. The bill would cut the in-person early voting period from 29 to 18 days (Republicans had previously cut this window down from 40 days four years ago). The bill would also prohibit Iowa counties from sending absentee ballot applications to voters.Visit the KCCI 8 to learn more. Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the upcoming election and the National Voter Education Week
Judge’s ruling focuses Georgia voting rights lawsuit on purges
A federal judge has narrowed the focus of a sweeping 2018 lawsuit filed by voting rights activists in Georgia alleging multiple issues with the state’s voting laws. The judge has limited the lawsuit to focus primarily on the state’s voter purge law. The judge threw out claims about voting machines, voter list security, polling place closures, and inadequate resources, arguing that changes in the law since 2018 and a lack of standing by the plaintiffs have made those claims irrelevant. A trial could be