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What's Behind Republicans' Move For Voting Reform In Missouri

By Steve Kraske,

Published April 8, 2021 at 9:27 PM CDT

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A voter carries his ballot to be counted Tuesday morning at Southeast Community Center where a slow, but steady trickle of voters moved through the polling location. — Opponents say a number of bills working their way through both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly would mean fewer voters casting ballots.

In 47 states, the Republican Party has been proposing, and sometimes passing, sweeping new laws to restrict voting access.

In the wake of the record voter turnout in the 2020 general election, a number of Republican-led statehouses are working to put new restrictions on voting. We look at what is behind the movement in Missouri and if the laws being passed will stand up to judicial scrutiny.

Denise Lieberman, director and general counsel, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition (MOVPC); legislative adviser, Brennan Center for Justice

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