A National Campaign to Restrict Voting

<p>Georgia, a once reliably red state, has been turning more and more purple in recent years. In response, the Republican state legislature has passed a package of laws aimed at restricting voting.</p><p>Today, we look at those measures and how Democrats are bracing for similar laws to be passed elsewhere in the country. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nick-corasaniti">Nick Corasaniti</a>, a domestic correspondent covering national politics for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Georgia Republicans have<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/us/politics/voting-rights-laws-georgia.html"> moved early in a campaign to rewrite voting rules</a>. Republicans in other states are determined to follow them.</li><li>The country’s most hotly contested state has calmed down after months of drama, court fights and national attention.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/13/us/politics/georgia-republicans-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=14"> But new storms are on the horizon</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>