The Trump campaign is fighting to throw out legitimate votes.
Voting Wrongs
In name, the United States is a democracy, but in practice, many millions of people are disenfranchised — whether because of felony convictions, undocumented status, onerous state and local voting restrictions, or other structural barriers. Partisan, racist gerrymandering manipulates districts, stifling the voting power of whole communities. Meanwhile, archaic mechanisms like the Electoral College prevent the votes of all people from being truly counted. Fortunately, activists around the country are working hard to gain the ballot — and make it count — for everyone in this country. A critical election looms in 2020. At this historic moment, Truthout begins a new series, “Voting Wrongs,” to expose the injustices that disenfranchise vast numbers of people — and the bold efforts that seek to transform the way the United States does “democracy.”
Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election.
The real threat to the integrity of this election comes from Trump’s attempts to stop every vote from being counted.
Since 2018, Georgia’s GOP secretary of state has quietly wiped away the voter registrations of 198,351 voters.
Investing in programs like the one underway in Ohio leads to more voters being added to the rolls.
If SCOTUS conjures some pretext to invalidate mail ballots, it could render the 2020 election a smoldering ruin.
Despite a last-minute ruling restricting absentee voting, civil rights advocates are doubling down to get out the vote.
Far right groups are recruiting hundreds of volunteers to show up physically at polling places.
Trump and his backers have made clear their intent to denigrate and then defy the popular will.
Support for abolishing the institution is rising amid reports that swing states could appoint Trump-loyal electors.