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  "path": "/2026/02/21/repub/as-trump-pushes-voting-restrictions-states-have-a-rarely-used-option-to-push-back/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T05:05:42.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project",
    "Brandon Fincher",
    "Cheryl Kagan",
    "Donald trump",
    "Jamie Shew",
    "Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice",
    "Kris Fair",
    "Kris Kobach",
    "Michelle Kanter Cohen",
    "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act",
    "SAVE Act",
    "Scott Schwab",
    "Steven Wayne Fish",
    "Wren Orey"
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  "textContent": "OTTAWA, Kan. — When Kansas began requiring residents to prove their U.S. citizenship before voting more than a decade ago, Steven Wayne Fish tried and failed. A first-time father in his 30s at the time, he wanted a say in debates over public school funding despite having never voted before. But Fish, who was born […]",
  "title": "As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back"
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