Republican lawmakers in at least 24 states are pushing legislation to pass more restrictive voting laws. That includes tightening absentee and mail-in ballots, creating stricter ID requirements and cutting back early voting. But according to a recent UMass/WCVB poll, most Americans – especially younger generations – are against making it harder to vote. Soledad O’Brien talks to Tatishe Nteta, who teaches political science at UMass-Amherst and is the director of the UMass Poll.
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