Republicans in the state are finalizing legislation that would restrict access to the ballot
“It’s wrong and un-American. In the 21st century, we should be making it easier, not harder, for every eligible voter to vote,” Biden said.
Another measure in the bill lowers the threshold of proof of fraudulent voting from “clear and convincing evidence” to “preponderance of the evidence,” thereported. And the legislation would let a judge overturn an election if the number of fraudulent ballots is more than the margin of victory, in which case the judge could “declare the election void without attempting to determine how individual voters voted.
, “If you don’t have to show that they would have made a difference, then even ‘illegal votes’ or ‘fraudulent votes’ for your side get factored into that equation. This is just a perpetuation of the Big Lie, and as we’ve seen throughout the nation, this is a further weakening of the institutional strength of our democracy.”