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‘Insidious effort’: Partisan divide on display during Senate hearing on election integrity

By Mike Brest
Published April 20, 2021 4:48pm ET
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‘Insidious effort’: Partisan divide on display during Senate hearing on election integrity
A man votes on the only machine working shortly after polls opened in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. | (Branden Camp/AP)

During a hearing on election reform, the partisan divide was showcased as one Democrat claimed the GOP was engaging in an “insidious effort” to suppress votes, while a Republican accused the opposing party of distorting history.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday morning, titling the meeting, “Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote.”

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