Voter suppression is: •Forcing Black ppl to wait 2X as long as white ppl to vote •Requiring a new ID even after an ID was confirmed at voter registration •Banning IDs disproportionately used by Black voters •Closing polling locations in Black neighborhoods #VotingRightsAct
Voter suppression is: •Racial gerrymandering that disproportionately represents white voters over non-white voters •Police target/charge Black people at higher rates, disenfranchising them •Longer sentences for Black Americans,blocking them from more elections #VotingRightsAct
Voter suppression is: •Prison gerrymandering, where Black incarcerated people are denied voting but counted for redistricting •Requiring formerly incarcerated people to pay court fees before voting •Requiring people to take off work & lose money just to vote #VotingRightsAct
Voter suppression is: •Banning Sunday “Souls to the Polls” early voting, which targets Black voters •“Running out” of voter registration or ballot forms •Purging voters, requiring constant re-registration •Refusing to accommodate non-English speaking voters #VotingRightsAct
Voter suppression is: •Denying curbside voting for people with disabilities •Denying absentee or mail in ballot voting, esp for the elderly, military, & indigent •Requiring a home address, disenfranchising ~600K homeless Americans •Partisan poll workers #VotingRightsAct