Posts Tagged ‘Voter Suppression’
Voter Suppression Is Real and It Really Affects Black People
Although it has evolved into new forms, voter suppression still exists to this day. With midterm elections coming up, the new forms of voter suppression are more relevant than ever. Today, voter suppression can come in the form of voter ID laws, voter roll purges, voting place closures and robocalls that intentionally misinform voters, to name a few. Before 2006—pre-Obama!—none of the 50 states required voters to provide ID to vote. Today, 34 states request or require that you have some sort of ID.
Read MoreVoter Suppression
Georgia officials have begun to enforce the “Use it or lose it” law, removing over 107,000 from voter rolls. Voting rights activists see the law as a new voter suppression tactic, which has been an issue in the South since the beginning of African American Suffrage. Stacy Abrams, a black GA legislator, is running for governor in the state.
Read MoreIs There Voter Suppression In 2018? Here’s What It Could Look Like In The Midterms
Voters should be prepared to face obstacles to voting in the 2018 mid-term elections based on the 2016 charges of voter suppression.
Read MoreEfforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls
Sparta, Georgia, is purging its voter rolls of African Americans. Before the 1965 Voting Rights Act was gutted by the Supreme Court, this is precisely the sort of electoral maneuver that once would have needed Justice Department approval before it could be put in effect. And this is but one of many places in the USA where such seemingly small but effective efforts at voter suppression are taking place ahead of November’s presidential election.
Read MoreFederal Court Strikes Down NC Voter ID Requirement
A federal appeals court decisively struck down North Carolina’s voter identification law on Friday, saying its provisions deliberately “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision” in an effort to depress black turnout at the polls. Much of Wisconsin’s voter identification law was also struck down.
Read MoreA Ballot Box Tactic Has Deep Historical Roots
Sherrilyn A. Ifill explains how barriers to voting unfairly impact Black Americans–and what it means for politics.
Read MoreVoter ID Law Support Linked To Attitudes About African Americans, Study Finds
Despite claims that voter ID laws are not designed on race, research shows that supporters have more negative feelings toward Black Americans.
Read MoreMinnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists
Minnesota’s youth activists aren’t about to less voter suppression, in the form of ID laws, continue without a fight.
Read MoreHistory Now: Sharpton Recreates Selma To Montgomery March
Activists have recreated the Civil Rights march nearly half a decade later in recognition of battles yet to be won.
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