Democrats, feeling new strength, plan to go on offense on voting rights.
Attorney General and candidate for Governor, Democrat Josh Shapiro, during a rally in Newtown, Pa., on Nov. 6, 2022. .
“I’ve asked them to think big,” Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said of his directions to fellow Democrats on voting issues now that his party controls both chambers of the state’s Legislature. The Supreme Court’s deliberation comes as many Democrats are pushing the party to be more aggressive in expanding voting access — especially after the Senate this year failed to advance a broad voting rights package.
The effect of these voting laws remains unclear. In Georgia, which passed a major election law in 2021, turnout was strong, but mail voting plummeted under the new requirements. “We will likely, it looks, be third, but we’re on the medal stand,” Simon said. “They’re worthy successors and temporary holders of the traveling trophy.”
“The greatest threats to our democracy right now continue to be the intentional spread of misinformation and the threats and harassment of election officials that emerge from those efforts,” Benson said. “We owe it to voters on all sides to ensure we are seeking accountability for anyone who would intentionally try to essentially block someone from voting through misinformation.”
Shapiro, whose defeated Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, ran on a platform of vast new voting restrictions, said he was willing to consider some GOP proposals and “meet in the middle” if it meant expanding voting access.
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