#voter-suppression

#voter-suppression

Tom Lopach, president and CEO of the Voter Participation Center, a nonprofit focused on registering people of color, unmarried women, and young voters-three groups that make up what the organization calls the New American Majority-described the severity of the situation to NPQ: "We've seen an unprecedented effort to reduce access to voting on so many levels." He noted that executive orders, federal and state legislation, court rulings, and policy and staffing changes across government agencies form "a multi-pronged attack on voting."

Unlike the GOP's systematic efforts to disenfranchise voters, Democrats suggest that financial information about bond measures be communicated through voter pamphlets rather than on ballots, which does not equate to voter suppression.

August 6th marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a watershed moment in our country when critical protections for minority voters were enacted.

Politics is a tool and it's a very important one for getting good done, but it's not the only one.

"It's important that you save your vote for the November election. Your votes make a difference in November, not this Tuesday."