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The Fight Over Voting Rights: What Changes To State, Federal Rules Will Mean For Elections

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)

In part one of our series on voting rights, Brennan Center for Justice voting rights expert Myrna Pérrez joins Here & Now‘s Callum Borchers to discuss how states are changing their voting rules and what federal legislation would do to counterbalance state laws if passed.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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