President Joe Biden framed his passionate plea for voting reform this week around the idea that Republicans alone stood between Democrats and greater ballot access, requiring legislation that would largely strip states of their election authority.

But some of the practices Biden characterized as restrictive, such as limits on who can vote by mail or where voters can return absentee ballots, are just as pervasive in blue states as in red ones.

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