Voter suppression: one of the sneakiest forms of disenfranchisement. Since the 2020 election, Republicans across the country have ramped up their voter suppression efforts. In this episode, I’ll take you through America’s dark history of voter suppression, how it’s evolved, the current tactics in play, and how it impacts voters.
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Resources referenced: Stacey Abrams remarks, voter suppression legislation since 2020 election, history of voter suppression, poll taxes, literacy tests, redistricting criteria, redistricting commissions, history of gerrymandering, implications of gerrymandering, court cases on gerrymandering, amount of people disenfranchised, Voting Rights Act basics, gutting the VRA, suppression efforts currently advancing, Election Integrity Act, SB 90, timeline of election lies, common voter fraud myths, racial disparities of voting laws, Republican authoritarianism
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