Hurdles to Native American voting are a long-standing issue. Polling cutbacks, discriminatory voter ID laws and lack of funding may make things worse
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.
Bill aims to address Native American voter disenfranchisement
New Mexico congressional delegation is leading a bill in the House that aims to protect Native American voting rights ahead of 2020.
Democrats launch massive legal campaign on voting ahead of 2020
As Democrats pick their 2020 candidate, several left-leaning groups are suing against states they view as suppressing participation in elections.
‘Overwhelm the system’ to thwart voter suppression, Stacey Abrams counsels blacks
Stacey Abrams lost the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial but fights for voter turnout. She’s asked blacks to ‘overwhelm the system’ to thwart voter suppression.
Black voter suppression still a problem 150 years after 15th Amendment
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week struck down an Arizona week that would have criminalized the delivery of other people’s early ballots.
‘Tidal wave of voter suppression’ washes over states, DNC lawyer says
In Texas, officials in mostly white Waller County citing cost will not make an early voting site available on the campus of a historically black university.
America’s Dual-Track Voting System
Some states are racing to make voting easier,… others…are restricting it. What does it mean when access to the ballot depends largely on where you live?
A meltdown looms in the 2020 presidential elections
Law Professor Richard Hasen warns that the 2020 presidential election could be compromised by multiple dysfunctionalities and election security threats.
Arizona ‘ballot harvesting’ law discriminates against minority voters
Arizona violated the Voting Rights Act by barring voters from delivering the early ballots of others, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election
Clinton’s most prominent return to the public eye has come at the Sundance Film Festival, where she unveiled a four-hour documentary series, “Hillary.”