ACLU Says Voting Problems in Arizona and North Dakota May Have Biggest Impact

  • ACLU says violations in tight state races may affect results
  • Civil rights group criticizes outdated voter database, ID law
Voters cast ballots at a polling station.Photographer: Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg
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Amid allegations of voting-rights violations across the U.S. two weeks before midterm elections, the American Civil Liberties Union said actions by Arizona and North Dakota may have the biggest impact nationally.

Republican officials trying to limit access for Democratic-leaning voters will get the most “bang for their buck” from a new voter-identification law in North Dakota and an out-of-date voter database in Arizona, the ACLU said in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.