Republicans strategize for next elections: 'Their plan is to make it harder for voters to participate'

Backlash following the 2020 election underscores how severely the party is willing to cut off access to the ballot amid signs of a changing electorate

After record turnout in the 2020 presidential election, Republicans in some states are already signaling they will pursue measures that make it harder to vote in the coming years.

The Republican efforts come after an election in which nearly 160 million people voted, the highest in a presidential election in over a century. About half of voters cast their ballots by mail, a big increase from 2016, while about another quarter cast their ballots in person ahead of election day.