Ari Berman: Republican War on Voting Could Disenfranchise ‘Five Million Voters’

Ari Berman: Republican War on Voting Could Disenfranchise ‘Five Million Voters’

Ari Berman: Republican War on Voting Could Disenfranchise ‘Five Million Voters’

Sweeping reforms passed by Republican state legislatures will impede access to the ballot at every step of the voting process—and may disenfranchise up to 5 million poor, minority and student voters.

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Will the Republican war against voting distort the results of the 2012 election? In an in-depth discussion with On Point host Tom Ashbrook, Nation Institute fellow Ari Berman describes the sweeping reforms quietly passed by Republican state legislatures that will impede access to the ballot at every step of the voting process—and may disenfranchise up to 5 million poor, minority and student voters. You can read Berman’s recent articles on Republican voting reforms here and here.

—Teresa Cotsirilos

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