It begins: Republicans rush to change voting laws

By Zachary Roth, MSNBC

One voter ID law denounced as a “poll tax” looks to be back in force. And several others are gathering steam.

Those are the early consequences of Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision eviscerating the Voting Rights Act. In the 48 hours since the ruling was announced, Republicans in several states have said they’ll move ahead with voter ID laws that disproportionately affect blacks and Hispanics. And other states look poised to join them.

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