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The racist history of voter suppression laws

February 1, 2022July 4, 2022 Adminvoter suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, voter suppression laws, 24-hour voting, drive-through voting, vote-by-mail ID, absentee ballots, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voter intimidation, presidential elections0 comment

According to the Brennan Center, half of the states with the highest Latino population growth passed voter suppression laws in 2016. Five years later, Texas has become the latest state to sign into law extensive restrictions that limit how and when voters can cast their ballot. By Julissa Arce, Activist, Writer, and Producer Signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott last week, SB1 bans 24-hour voting, eliminates drive-through voting, establishes new vote-by-mail ID mandates, makes it a felony for public officials to broadly send mail-in ballots, gives partisan poll-watchers more power,…

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Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021

November 6, 2021November 14, 2021 AdminBrennan Center for Justice, harder to vote, 2020 federal election, voter participation, voting access, voting legislation, new expansive laws0 comment

By: The Brennan Center for Justice In an unprecedented year so far for voting legislation, 19 states have enacted 33 laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote. The 2020 federal election drew the highest United States’ voter turnout in more than a century, breaking records despite the Covid-19 pandemic and efforts to undermine the election process with the Big Lie of a stolen election. In a backlash to this historic voter participation, many state lawmakers have proposed and enacted legislation to make it harder for Americans to…

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

October 22, 2021October 26, 2022 AdminBloody Sunday in Selma, voting rights, constitutional rights of blacks, Voting Rights Act of 1965, equal right to vote0 comment

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 et seq.) prohibits the states and their political subdivisions from imposing voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, or standards, practices, or procedures that deny or curtail the right of a U.S. citizen to vote because of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. A product of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Voting Rights Act has proven to be an effective, but controversial, piece of legislation. It is considered one of the most far-reaching pieces of…

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Ten things to know about voting

August 20, 2021October 12, 2022 Adminbefore I vote, election checklist, issues and candidates, election information, voter registration status0 comment

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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Biden fairly and legally won the 2020 Presidential Election

January 21, 2021September 14, 2022 AdminBiden victory in Maricopa County, how many Presidential Election recounts, 2020 election fraud, Biden fairly won, widespread election fraud claims, 2020 Presidential Election court cases, Attorney General William P. Barr election0 comment

While Voter.org is impartial we feel ethically obligated to address baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. This page is updated as new facts emerge. As of September 9, 2022, twenty-two months after the election, no evidence has emerged that the 2020 Presidential Election had widespread election fraud that would have changed the result. TWENTY-TWO MONTHS AND COUNTING! And the rhetoric has lead to thousands of threats of violence against election workers and government officials. The former president and his GOP allies filed 63 lawsuits contesting election processes,…

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Five Things You Should Know About Voter ID Laws

September 7, 2020October 12, 2022 Adminnew voting restrictions, voting rights advocates, poll taxes, voting literacy tests0 comment

This list has some essential points that Voting Rights Watch, The Nation’s Ari Berman, and voting rights advocates have documented. Please share it with your friends, family and your Facebook and Twitter communities by using the link to the left. 1. These are not bipartisan efforts. They are initiated by Republicans, passed by Republicans, and signed into law by Republicans. 2. The voters most likely to be burdened by these new voting restrictions lean heavily Democratic. 3. Restrictions on voting, like poll taxes and “literacy” tests, have a long history. They are used…