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The Backlash To AZ GOP’s Anti-Mail Voting Push Begins to Take Shape

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: A USPS postal worker wears a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic in hard-hit Imperial County on July 21, 2020 in El Centro, California. Imperial County currently suffers from the hig... EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: A USPS postal worker wears a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic in hard-hit Imperial County on July 21, 2020 in El Centro, California. Imperial County currently suffers from the highest death rate and near-highest infection rate from COVID-19 in California. The rural county, which is 85 percent Latino, borders Mexico and Arizona and endures high poverty rates and air pollution while also being medically underserved. In California, Latinos make up about 39 percent of the population but account for 55 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases amid the pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) MORE LESS

March 17, 2021 11:46 a.m.

As we reported in a story published this morning, fringe elements of the Arizona Republican Party have built major momentum behind their long-held desire to knee-cap the state’s mail voting system — in part propelled by President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.

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