registration information has placed 53,000, mostly african-american voters, on a pending list. in arkansas a new photo i.d. requirement goes into effect this election and in indiana the state s use of a nationwide cross-check system to purge voter roles was ruled a violation of the national voter registration act. why so many laws? take a guess. there are many places like california the same person votes many times. you probably heard about that. they always like to say, that s a conspiracy theory. not a conspiracy theory, folks. millions and millions of people. reporter: actually, it is a conspiracy theory. there is no evidence, none, that massive voter fraud is taking place anywhere in the united states. north dakota included. so, mr. secretary, was there, is there a large problem with illegal voting in this state? well, one thing we can t prove one way or the other.
heitkamp narrowly won her election for u.s. senate in 2012. she won by less than 3,000 votes with the backing of native americans who tend to vote democratic. there is a much bigger story going on here. laws across the u.s. are being passed to make it harder, not easier to vote. since the 2016 election according to the brennan center for justice at new york university, nine states with republican state legislators have passed laws restricting the vote. in florida, they have placed 53,000 mostly african-american voters on a pending list. in arkansas a new photo i.d. requirement goes into effect this election. and in indiana the state s use of a nationwide cross-check system to purge voter rolls was ruled a violation of the national voter registration act. why so many laws? take a guess. in many places like