5 Reality Checks on New Voting Laws

I challenge people every week on our internet radio show Current Events with Patrick Cook, to make sure that they are informed about the new voting laws. I encourage people to make sure that all of their family members, neighbors, church members are registered to vote. Too many people were beaten, jailed and murdered for us to lose this right.

News outlets have been sounding the alarm for months about the potential for new voting laws, passed by Republican state legislatures, to disenfranchise voters. From rules to restrict early voting to bills requiring specific photo ID at the polls, debate has waged about whether they will suppress poor, elderly and young voters alike.

On both sides of the conversation, there has been some hyperbole -- either claims that these laws will create no barriers at all, to claims that they're the new Jim Crow. With general elections taking place across the country today, here's our rundown of how voting changes are actually working out, and what you can do to surmount any obstacles.

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