Most Americans decry the politicization of election and voting rules in the U.S., but at the same time, they echo the partisan rhetoric around voting access and security. And they differ in how much involvement they think the federal government should have in how states run elections.
As some state legislatures enact voting restrictions, and Democrats in Washington push for legislation increasing federal oversight of states’ voting rules, a majority of Americans feel such oversight is indeed necessary today to make sure minorities have the same access to voting as White people do. CONTINUED
Jennifer De Pinto & Kabir Khanna, CBS News
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