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Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying

  • Written by Atiba Ellis, Professor of Law, Marquette University
imageDespite intimidation both current and historical, American voters turned out in near-record numbers on Nov. 8, 2022.Mario Tama/Getty Images

In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on people’s doors in November 2022 to accuse people who cast ballots by mail of having been ineligible to vote....

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