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Making voting convenient doesn\u2019t necessarily translate into more votes, research shows.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The New York Times<\/em>:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing unusual about exaggeration in politics. But when it comes to the debate over voting rights, something more than exaggeration is going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a real \u2014 and bipartisan \u2014 misunderstanding about whether making it easier or harder to vote, especially by mail, has a significant effect on turnout or electoral outcomes. The evidence suggests it does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fight over the new Georgia election law is only the latest example. That law, passed last week<\/a>, has been condemned by Democrats as voter suppression, or even as tantamount to Jim Crow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats are understandably concerned about a provision that empowers the Republican-controlled State Legislature to play a larger role in election administration. That provision has uncertain but potentially substantial effects, depending on what the Legislature might do in the future. And it\u2019s possible the law is intended to do exactly what progressives fear: reshape the electorate to the advantage of Republicans, soon after an electoral defeat, by making it harder to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet the law\u2019s voting provisions are unlikely to significantly affect turnout or Democratic chances. It could plausibly even increase turnout. In the final account, it will probably be hard to say whether it had any effect on turnout at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making voting convenient doesn\u2019t necessarily translate into more votes, research shows. From The New York Times: There\u2019s nothing unusual about exaggeration in politics. But when it comes to the debate over voting rights, something more than exaggeration is going on. 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