Heritage Foundation scholar breaks down 'absurd' federalization of elections in Democrats' bill

Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation warns John Lewis Voting Rights Act will gravely alter U.S. election laws.

"These laws do everything from gutting voter I.D. laws in all the states, to putting severe restrictions on states [from] being able to verify the eligibility and qualifications of voters, and [restrictions against] cleaning up and maintain[ing] the accuracy of their voter lists," he said.

"I mean, some of the restrictions are just absurd: For example, if you register to vote and then you don't vote for the next 50 years, they still can't take you off the list."

Von Spakovsky said the Lewis Act, named for a late congressman from Atlanta, would permit partisan political operatives to harvest ballots from people's homes – which he warned is a proposition rife for potential fraud and illicit behavior: