Bills pending or enacted in forty-one states reflect attempts to inject political and partisan considerations into the administration of elections.

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On our website, you will find a statement released today by LDAD warning of the cynical and dangerous attempts by state legislatures to effectively steal future elections by making voting more difficult by curbing mail-in voting, absentee ballots, and extended voting hours.

Obscured in these measures, the statement explains, is an even more sinister aim: to neutralize duty-bound election officials, and in turn, give the power to determine who wins elections to State legislatures.

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"Fred Hiatt, in a recent Op-Ed, likens voter suppression legislation pending or passed in state legislatures around the country to termites eating away at the foundations of democracy . His focus is on measures that would strip election officials of their power to certify presidential election results or expose them to criminal penalties if they fail to certify results to the legislature’s liking." Continue reading >> ([link removed])

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