| ▲ | 0xDEAFBEAD an hour ago | |
Here's NPR, a notoriously left-wing news source in the US "Although we often talk in a partisan context about voter fraud and voter suppression and whether voters have access to the ballot, the reality is, over the past 25 years, we've greatly increased the convenience of voting for almost all Americans," said David Becker, the founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR), which authored the new report." https://www.npr.org/2024/03/19/1238646047/voting-options-ear... | ||
| ▲ | teachrdan 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
Your own source disagrees with you. If you actually read the article, you'll see that the argument is that, since the year 2000, it has (as of 2024) broadly become easier to vote. But: "The South, with its history of slavery and Jim Crow laws, has long lagged behind when it comes to voting access. The CEIR data shows that, although some states have slowly started expanding options for voters, generally it is still the most difficult region for voters to cast a ballot." And it's only gotten worse since. I strongly suggest you do some cursory research in the future before making comments like this. (Also from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/05/1235521824/voter-turnout-race... ) | ||
| ▲ | jfengel 40 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Did you read the rest of the article? * real efforts by some Republican-led legislatures to restrict access at the margins* The lies about early voting, the lies about voting machines and efforts in some state legislatures to roll back some of the election integrity and convenience measures He says that they "almost all" failed -- meaning some are succeeding, and they're always disenfranchising the same people. The average is better, but that doesn't tell you anything about those worst affected. He's also not talking about gerrymandering, which has gotten worse and worse over time. | ||
| ▲ | ZeroGravitas an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Let's hope no one starts an ill informed and hypocritical conspiracy theory about the mail-in voting that has made it so much easier to vote. | ||
| ▲ | squidmaster an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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