In Colorado, 93% of voters vote by mail.
Mississippi does not allow early voting, no-excuse absentee voting or online voter registration, which are commonplace in many other states. Mississippi is one of only three states to impose lifelong voting bans on people convicted of certain felonies.
Claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election spread by former President Donald Trump and his supporters caused several states to take action to change voting laws ahead of the 2022 midterms and the next presidential election in 2024.
America is a collection of 50 states, the District of Columbia and territories all with different voting laws, and many of those states have drastically changed laws since the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. Many of those changes have come in recent years.
Voting rights in America are at a turning point.
In the wake of the controversy and false claims about the 2020 presidential election, more states are currently changing laws making it harder instead of easier for millions of Americans to vote.
Many of those changes disproportionately impact people of color and the poor.
With newsrooms in nearly every state, the USA TODAY Network gathered information across America to create this voting rights guide to help you understand how voting laws in your state and across the nation are changing ahead of the 2022...
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