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Biden pushes for U.S. voting rights law as restrictions mount

By Alexandra Jaffe, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Biden called out lawmakers in Congress — including two senators in his own party — for holding up action on voting bills.

WATCH: Advocates, lawmakers testify before Senate on voting laws

By News Desk and Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Democrats are escalating their charges that the Republican push for tighter state voting laws is designed to make it hard for people of color to vote.

After record 2020 election turnout, states look to limit voting options

By Chloe Jones

The Brennan Center, an independent nonpartisan law and policy organization in New York, found that more than 253 restrictive voting bills had been introduced in legislatures across 43 states just this year through Feb. 23 — up from 35 bills…

Iowa governor signs GOP-backed voting changes bill into law

By David Pitt, Associated Press

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns.

Georgia’s new election legislation highlights stark divide on voting access

By Lisa Desjardins, Leah Nagy, Maea Lenei Buhre

Republican state legislatures across the country are moving rapidly to pass new voting laws, amid former President Donald Trump's continued false claims of election fraud. Lisa Desjardins takes us to the battleground state of Georgia and explains the raging debate.

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Some states will count ballots of those who die prior to Election Day

By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before Election Day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they're perfectly legal.

If you’re in line, you get to vote

By Robin Fields, ProPublica

If you’re on line at a polling place at the time it’s supposed to close on Election Day, you get to vote. Doesn’t matter how long it takes. Doesn’t matter how long the line is.