Editor’s Note: This account is based on interviews with more than a dozen lawmakers of both parties who executed and experienced the walkout of Democrats.
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Under the Republican bill, a judge could void a candidate’s victory if the number of fraudulent votes cast could change the outcome, even if no fraud was proven to have affected the result.
The rebellion gave Democrats and voting rights allies nationwide a morale-raising moment after months of racking up losses in GOP-controlled statehouses.