US mid-terms: What are the claims of voter suppression?

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https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-45986329

Many states, the majority of them governed by Republicans, have put in place new legislation, saying it is needed to prevent rampant voter fraud.

Those opposed to the measures say the threat is extremely low and argue that their true goal is to prevent specific groups - such as minorities, who tend to favour Democrats - from voting.

"They're occurring in places where Republicans currently have partisan control but they're concerned they might lose it," says Vanessa Williamson, a governance studies fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, who has written about the topic.

"It's indisputable that these choices are strategic for several reasons because often enough, local and state election officials have said out loud the intention of removing certain demographics from voting rolls."

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[beachbum bob]

1. most of the "efforts" have been voter IDs and easily addressed, the more

nefarious are reduced voting places, reduce voting machines and that has to be addressed by electing democrats at state and local levels.

period

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2. it's a clear choice

We need people to understand that one party is anti-democracy (documented voter purges and targeted voter suppression) and the other party is Democratic.

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3. Congressional elections not midterms

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4. huh?

[beachbum bob]

5. hmmm every 2 years is an election cycle,

the election cycle between presidential election years is called "mid-term" and ALWAYS a congressional election has the House of Representatives are elected every 2 years and 1/3rd of the Senate....and every presidential election year is ALWAYS a congressional election for same reason

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6. I understand that mid-term is the word people have gotten used to using

Because people tend to focus on the presidency and not the congress where the real power is. But they are all congressional elections . Evey other year is a congressional election that includes the presidency.