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Despite outrage, new state voting laws don't spell democracy's end – but there are some threats

  • Written by Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Iowa
imageWill new election laws being proposed and passed in states limit people's opportunity to vote? Sean Rayford/Getty Images

The sky is falling – that’s what you may believe about a rash of new election laws being introduced, largely by the GOP, in statehouses across the country. Alternatively, you may think these laws are absolutely...

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