Poll Shows GOP Support for Some of Democrats’ Elections Changes
- Paper backups for e-voting machines garner bipartisan support
- MIT finds Republican backing for elements of House-passed bill
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A nationwide study found bipartisan support for some voting changes Democrats included in legislation that passed the House this month, even as Republicans in Congress have universally panned the measure.
The study, released Monday by the Election Data & Science Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found that 87% of Republicans supported requiring paper backups for electronic voting machines, and 62% backed making Election Day a holiday, both provisions of the Democratic legislation. The House bill also would require that state agencies automatically register voters, a move that drew support from only 35% of Republicans.