Election Day Problems? Report Questionable Activity
Report an Election Day problem by calling:
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1-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
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1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español)
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1-888-API-VOTE (Asian multilingual assistance)
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1-844-YALLA-US (Arabic)
In an ideal world, every voting-aged individual would feel enthusiastic, secure, safe, and satisfied in the voting process.
The Issues:
Voting rights are under attack nationwide as states pass voter suppression laws under the pretext of preventing voter fraud and safeguarding election integrity.
These include:
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- Cutting back on early voting
- Voter ID laws
- “Studies suggest that up to 11 percent of American citizens lack such an ID and would be required to navigate the administrative burdens to obtain one or forego the right to vote entirely”
- Making it harder to vote when they go to the wrong precinct
- Depressed socioeconomic status that limits the ability of Native American tribal members to participate effectively in local, state, and national elections
- State laws preventing individuals with a felony conviction (and sometimes even misdemeanor offenses) from voting, which prevents approzimately 5.85 million Americans from voting
- According to ACLU, many disenfranchised citizens live in Florida, Iowa, or Kentucky, the three states with extreme policies of disenfranchising anyone with a felony conviction for life. These states are among those that also disproportionately suppress the voting rights of black people. In Florida and Kentucky, approximately one in five black citizens is disenfranchised due to a prior conviction. In Iowa, the longstanding system of disenfranchisement, paired with the worst disproportionate incarceration rate of black people in the nation, resulted in the disenfranchisement of an estimated one in four voting-age black men by 2005
- According to ACLU, many disenfranchised citizens live in Florida, Iowa, or Kentucky, the three states with extreme policies of disenfranchising anyone with a felony conviction for life. These states are among those that also disproportionately suppress the voting rights of black people. In Florida and Kentucky, approximately one in five black citizens is disenfranchised due to a prior conviction. In Iowa, the longstanding system of disenfranchisement, paired with the worst disproportionate incarceration rate of black people in the nation, resulted in the disenfranchisement of an estimated one in four voting-age black men by 2005
Gerrymandering is when the lines are drawn to manipulate the boundaries to predetermine the outcome of elections, hindering voters from voicing their interests through their votes
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These laws lead to significant burdens for eligible voters trying to exercise their most fundamental constitutional right. Since 2008, states across the country have passed measures to make it harder for Americans—particularly black people, the elderly, students, and people with disabilities—to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot. These measures include cuts to early voting, voter ID laws, and purges of voter rolls. (Learn More)