GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout

FILE - In this June 29, file photo, Harris County election clerk Nora Martinez, left, helps a voter, in Houston. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, people wait in line to vote at a polling place on Election Day in Las Vegas. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Chester County, Pa. workers transport mail-in and absentee ballots to be processed at West Chester University in West Chester. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Chester County election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2020 general election in the United States at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, a poll worker talks to a voter before they vote on a paper ballot on Election Day in Atlanta. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, polling workers inspect and count absentee ballots in New York. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a county election worker scans mail-in ballots as observers watch at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)