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Demonstrators in Atlanta gather outside the Georgia State Capitol March 1 to protest H.B. 531, passed by the Georgia House to restrict ballot drop boxes, require more I.D. for absentee voting and limit weekend early voting days passed. (CNS/Reuters)

As Southern states restrict voting rights, local bishops remain largely silent

Catholic bishops' conferences in Georgia, Florida and Texas have chosen not to take positions on "election integrity" bills that their states' GOP-controlled legislatures have passed to impose new voting restrictions.

Brian Fraga

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