Democrats gear up for legal fights over voter suppression
Democrats gear up for legal fights over voter suppression
By Alexander Bolton - 08/21/18 06:00 AM EDT
Democrats are getting ready for a major fight this fall over access to the polls, which the party believes could be a critical issue toward determining congressional majorities in the midterm elections.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the chairman of the Senate Democrats campaign arm, pointed out recent efforts to limit turnout by likely Democratic voters in Texas, Ohio and Indiana three Senate battlegrounds.
A number of states have already acted. Texas put in place a set of additional restrictions, Van Hollen said in an interview on C-SPANs Newsmakers.
Hilary Shelton, the director of the Washington bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a nonpartisan group, said voting rights are under greater threat in 2018 compared to recent elections because of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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