Florida Republicans proposed a new bill this week that would create a police unit dedicated to tracking down voter fraud. https://t.co/V4SeGsz6JV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 2, 2022
Analysis | The latest GOP idea: A police force to ferret out voter fraud https://t.co/Hwsv9xhF7V
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2022
Republican politicians are proposing to establish police forces to hunt for election crimes, a category of offenses that experts say is tiny at best. Critics warn these efforts could be used to intimidate people from registering and voting. https://t.co/KMG6iIcxBq
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) January 22, 2022
Wondering how many of these "police forces" would survive the preclearance process under the Voting Rights Act, which existed from 65 until GOP SCOTUS majority gutted it in #Shelby 2013. In 06 every Senate R voted to extend preclearance. Last week, every Senate R filibustered it https://t.co/4daIJflTZI
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) January 22, 2022
Voting rights advocates say enhanced election policing proposed by the Republican-controlled legislatures in Georgia and Florida are unnecessary and could chill participation in elections.
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 15, 2022
Here's what to know https://t.co/nm2f5twnRZ
Sad! 