Republican Attacks On Voting Rights: The Full Story

State Laws

Republicans Push To Impose Extra Fines On Poll Workers. “Republican lawmakers in Texas, following in the footsteps of their counterparts across the country, are pressing forward with a voting bill that could impose harsh penalties on election officials or poll workers who are thought to have committed errors or violations. And the nationwide effort may be pushing people like Ms. Phillips to reconsider serving their communities.” [NY Times]

Party Support

Poll: Nearly Half Of GOP Wants Them To Rig Elections. “Looking ahead to ‘22 and ‘24, what do Republicans think the party’s strategy should be? 53% say the party needs to focus on message and ideas to win over more voters, but 47% say the GOP already has enough voters and should focus on pushing for changes to voting rules instead.” [CBS]

Heritage Action Role

Heritage Action Secretly Helped GOP Write Anti-Voter Laws. “Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action, made the claim during a recent meeting with supporters in Arizona. A recording of the event was released by the liberal investigative website Documented, which made a copy available for The Associated Press to review. Heritage Action confirmed its authenticity.” [AP]

Heritage Admitted Drafting Anti-Voter Laws. ““In some cases, we actually draft them for them,” Anderson said of legislation written for state lawmakers. “Or we have a sentinel on our behalf give them the model legislation, so it has that grassroots, from-the-bottom-up type of vibe.”” [Federal News Network]

Heritage Bragged Of Creating ‘Echo Chamber’ To Push Voting Restrictions. “Ms Anderson said Heritage Action successfully engineered an “echo chamber” among political groups and Republican lawmakers, including hiring local lobbyists and using a “sentinel on our behalf give them the model legislation so it has that grassroots, from-the-bottom-up type of vibe.”” [Independent]