Democrats are trying to settle on a strategy for combating a wave of restrictive voting laws from Republican-controlled statesWASHINGTON -- A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week to discuss Republican-backed laws restricting voting in several states. The session highlighted the search for a strong defense against laws that Democrats say are designed to make it harder to vote. That leaves much riding on a federal rewrite of election and voting laws that could gut many of the Republican-backed state rules. The laws have triggered more than a dozen suits from Democrats and civil rights groups. The left-leaning Just Democracy this week began a campaign in Arizona and Georgia featuring a speech by the late Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a longtime civil rights leader.

Source: ABC News May 13, 2021 17:51 UTC