The loss of Black and student voters due to the ID law cost at least 61,274 votes, almost three times Trump’s plurality.
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.”
A lower-court decision awaiting review by the state’s Supreme Court would purge 129,000 predominantly Democratic voters.
If courts don’t stop Trump’s police, feds could bolster the ranks of 50,000 poll watchers or be called upon if he loses.
The postal service is essential in securing fair U.S. elections.
The U.S. witnessed a voting debacle that has been repeated throughout history, and which threatens the general election.
As many as 775,000 residents could have been disenfranchised by a Republican-passed law restricting voting rights.
A lawsuit filed by blind voters exposes holes in Michigan’s absentee system for voting during the pandemic.
Voters with disabilities or needing language help can’t reliably complete a ballot anywhere besides a polling place.
As advocates of privatization, Republicans also have much to gain from disrupting the 2020 census and mail-in voting.
Voting by mail exclusively would preclude the need for poll workers during a pandemic.