How Armed Observers And Felony Convictions May Shape Ballot Access

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🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In Arizona, rampant voter fraud conspiracies have led people — some armed — to observe ballot boxes and polling sites, sometimes leading to confrontations. Will it keep people from voting? And between four and five million Americans are unable to vote because of a past felony conviction. A confusing patchwork of laws and reform efforts have led to confusion — and, in Florida, criminal charges of voter fraud.

This episode: political reporter Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and KJZZ reporter Ben Giles.

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0:44.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:47.0	I'm Deepa Shiveram.
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0:49.0	I'm Ashley Lopez and I also cover politics.
0:52.0	Ben Giles is here from Member Station KJZZ in Arizona.
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