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Voter Suppression articles on Democracy Chronicles

Voter suppression is an illegal strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising their right to vote. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on Voter Turnout and Voter Access.

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

by Jenna Spinelle - June 7, 2022

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

Universal voting would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Texas Law Prevents Thousands of Voters From Casting Ballots

by DC Editors - March 16, 2022

Texas Law Prevents Thousands of Voters From Casting Ballots

The Texas primary earlier this month displayed the disastrous effects of Texas’ egregious and un-American restrictive voting law.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Florida Senate Passes Bill To Create Election Crimes Agency

by DC Editors - March 7, 2022

Florida Senate Passes Bill To Create Election Crimes Agency

Despite extremely rare voter crime or fraud, the law would make Florida one of the first states to create a task force dedicated to them.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Security, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Analysis Of The “Independent State Legislature Doctrine”

by DC Editors - March 6, 2022

Analysis Of The “Independent State Legislature Doctrine”

If the GOP onslaught against voting rights succeeds, state politicians will have little checks on their authority to dictate election rules. 

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Republicans, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Arizona Republican Party Seeks End To Early Voting In State

by DC Editors - March 2, 2022

Arizona Republican Party Seeks End To Early Voting In State

The Arizona Republican Party is attempting to eliminate early voting in the state, which is favoured by more than 80% of state citizens.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Early Voting, Republicans, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Texas Throws Out Thousands Of Ballots Under New Laws

by DC Editors - March 1, 2022

Texas Throws Out Thousands Of Ballots Under New Laws

The [Texas anti-voter law] is accomplishing its goal of making it more difficult for voters to vote and access the ballot box.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Voter Suppression

Advocates Struggle To Overcome New Texas Voting Barriers

by DC Editors - February 20, 2022

Advocates Struggle To Overcome New Texas Voting Barriers

A key advocate warns that Texas’s new voting law introduces an “intimidation factor” that could turn some off from voting at all.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Voter Access, Voter Suppression

How Democrats Botched The Fight Over Voting

by DC Editors - February 18, 2022

How Democrats Botched The Fight Over Voting

Over the past year Democrats told supporters that America’s future was at stake if they did not pass two doomed voting rights bills.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Democrats, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

Texas Voting Rules Causing High Number Of Ballot Rejections

by DC Editors - February 14, 2022

Texas Voting Rules Causing High Number Of Ballot Rejections

Prior to next month’s state governor’s primary, new tighter voter ID rules have already resulted in a significant number of ballot rejections.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Voter Access, Voter ID, Voter Suppression

Texas Law Censoring Election Officials on Mail Voting Blocked

by DC Editors - February 14, 2022

Texas Law Censoring Election Officials on Mail Voting Blocked

Texas’s S.B. 1 makes it a crime for elec­tion offi­cials and work­ers to encour­age vote by mail. This provision has been struck down.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Journalism and Free Speech, Voter Suppression

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