It has been with considerable dismay these last few weeks that Iâve read about attempts in many states to be actively attempting to make voting more difficult and more of a cumbersome process.
State legislatures are introducing and passing legislation that, among other things, would drastically reduce the number of polling places, ballot drop off boxes, days and hours of pre-election voting, making it more difficult for people to request mail in ballots by requiring notarized signatures on ballots (and, or) requiring special approval prior to being allowed to receive a mail in ballot, etc.
Notoriously Georgia has even made it a criminal offense to offer water to people queuing in hours long lines waiting to cast their vote.
Congressman among 10 demonstrators arrested at voting rights protest
Senate holds field hearing on Georgia elections law amid voting rights battle
Replay Video UP NEXT Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among 10 demonstrators arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday in an orchestrated act of civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Johnson and voting rights advocates participating in Black Voters Matter Fund s Brothers Day of Action, a protest led by Black men to advocate for voting rights, called on Congress to end the filibuster and pass the For the People Act. While the voting rights debate remains largely partisan in Congress, the majority of Americans believe that people who are legally qualified to vote should be able to, according to a survey from Pew Research Center. Data released on Thursday revealed that 57% of Americans view voting more as a fundamental right for all eligible U.S. citizens and should not be restricted in an
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Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among 10 demonstrators arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday in an orchestrated act of civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.
Johnson and voting rights advocates participating in Black Voters Matter Fund s Brothers Day of Action, a protest led by Black men to advocate for voting rights, called on Congress to end the filibuster and pass the For the People Act.
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