Boehner: GOP push to enact voting restrictions will undermine people's confidence in the electoral process

Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday criticized his party for recently enacting strict voting rules in states around the country, saying the "very partisan way" it's happening will only undermine people's confidence in the electoral process.

"What concerns me is the fact that it seems to be happening in a very partisan way. You know, people need to have confidence in the election process, and I think what gives -- typically, what would give them confidence is to see a state legislature working in a bipartisan fashion to make any changes they feel that are necessary," Boehner told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "Newsroom" when asked why Republicans have been passing restrictive voting laws. "And so the appearance of these partisan changes, in my view, really undermine the confidence that people should have in the election process," he added.