A post by Peter Slutsky

Making It Harder To Vote

NYT
Since the 2000 election, issues surrounding the way Americans vote have been brought to light. The New York Times took on this issue yesterday in an editorial called Block The Vote.

If you haven’t had a chance to read it, check out what different state legislatures are doing to limit the rights of Americans when it comes to having full access to voting.

Florida recently reached a new low when it actually bullied the League of Women Voters into stopping its voter registration efforts in the state. The Legislature did this by adopting a law that seems intended to scare away anyone who wants to run a voter registration drive. Since registration drives are particularly important for bringing poor people, minority groups and less educated voters into the process, the law appears to be designed to keep such people from voting.

One Response to “Making It Harder To Vote”

  1. Madorsky Says:

    In almost every state, the GOP is trying to make it harder to vote and to disenfranchise African-Americans. Here in Wisconsin Democratic Governor Jim Doyle has repeatedly had to veto such efforts.

    The Florida GOP’s behavior is repugnant, but sadly, not atypical.

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