Whether its a grandmother who cant register to vote because she cant find her birth certificate, College Students prevented from registering to vote in the place where they go to school, or even malfunctioning Voting Machines that lead to long lines and voters who need to get back to work. So they have to give up and leave the line. Certainly, we have seen that over and over again. 2016 was the first president ial election in half a century where the full Voting Rights act was not in effect. Since the Supreme Courts 2013 Shelby County decision striking down a key section in the Voting Rights act, we have seen a lot of action on the state and local level. And while some states and local communities have improved access to voting, others have restricted it. Often by targeting poor people and minority communities. We have seen numerous Voter Suppression laws passed. A number of which have been struck down by the courts for being discriminatory. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court refused
Cspan. Earlier this year the president on Election Integrity. The commission is lead by president pence and kansas secretary of state and for alleged voter fraud. Next, Senate Democrats hold a meeting following the establishment of the commission and concerns it could lead to an infringement in minority communities. This is 90 minutes. Thank everyone for being here today. It is incredibly important we be talking about voting and the basic tenant of our democracy in terms of Voting Rights. Voting rights is the essential foundation of our democracy and all of us who are here understand that every citizen who wants to vote is able to cast a vote must be at the top of congresss agenda. At the local level many of us have heard stories about how difficult voting can be, whether its a grandmother who cant register to vote because she cant find her birth certificate, College Students prevented from registering in the state they go to school or malfunctioning Voting Machines and voters that hav
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