An article by Will Wilder and Stuart Baum published by The Brennan Center for Justice looks at 5 really distrubing voter suppression laws enacted in 2021. Here is an excerpt:
2021 was, unfortunately, a banner year for new barriers to the right to vote. Nineteen states enacted thirty-four laws restricting access to voting, far and away the most in any year in at least the past decade.
These laws impose a wide range of voter suppression measures, such as obstacles to voting by mail, new voter ID requirements, and limitations on what election officials can do to help promote voter access. They vary greatly in scope, from omnibus laws with multiple restrictive provisions to single-subject laws that create less obvious burdens.
The modern approach to voter suppression can often be characterized as death by a thousand cuts — seemingly minor rules about issues like voter ID, mail voting, resource allocation at polling places, and voter roll maintenance can add up to create significant burdens, particularly on communities of color.
Read the full article here.
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