We Cannot Out-Organize Voter Suppression
The names of the states change, but the results are the same: voting for minorities and young voters becomes harder and elections become less free and fair.
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The names of the states change, but the results are the same: voting for minorities and young voters becomes harder and elections become less free and fair.
In February of this year, the newly elected top executive for Tarrant County, Texas — which includes Fort Worth — Tim O’Hare announced the creation of an “election task force.”
If Republican leaders have had a change of heart about voting by mail, no one has told their lawyers or Republican-controlled legislatures.
GOP leaders are intentionally imposing new barriers to the voter registration process. What a shame.
This spring, Wisconsinites finally have an opportunity to hold Republicans in the Legislature accountable.
As we head toward 2024, Democrats across the country need to strategize to engage and uplift rural voters so that we see more results like what we just saw in Wisconsin.
Many of the states that make it hardest to vote are home to the legislatures that are the least likely to make improvements.
In 2016, the Arizona Legislature passed a ban on ballot collection that was aimed at decreasing electoral participation by minorities, especially among the state’s large Latino community.
A national survey conducted by RUN (Represent Us Now) AAPI found that campaigns did not reach 68% of young Asian Americans leading up to the 2022 midterms.
We have to be willing to look beyond the ballot and see people for who they are and what they really need.