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Former President Donald Trump and some high-level Republicans falsely claimed there was election fraud. Then came a flood of new legislation aimed at making it harder to vote.

 by the Brennan Center for Justice, as of February, more than 250 bills with provisions that restrict voting have been introduced in 43 states, including Minnesota. That’s more than four times the number of bills compared to this time last year. 

The measures being considered in state legislatures are primarily designed to restrict mail-in voting, bolster ID requirements and decrease voter registration opportunities.

This all comes as the Supreme Court considers a pair of voting rights cases from Arizona, one of last year’s battleground states.

Tuesday, MPR News host Kerri Miller got an update on the right to vote as it stands and considered how new legislation and the Supreme Court could impact voting in the future.

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