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Long and Hard Fight for Voting Rights
A battle we
thought we
had won
w as passed in 1965, w e thought we
could m ove on from that battle. U n­
fortunately, w e cannot.
n e s s e d a c o n c e r te d e f f o r t to
c h a n g e v o tin g law s th ro u g h o u t
th e c o u n try .
E v e r sin ce the 2 0 1 0
e le c tio n s , w h e n R e ­
p u b lic a n s la w m a k e rs,
fu e le d by c o n se rv a tiv e
f r u s tr a tio n w ith th e
O b a m a a d m in istra tio n
sw e p t in to s ta te and
fed eral leg islatu res and
v o te r re g is tra tio n g ro u p s th a t do
n o t tu rn in r e g is tr a tio n fo rm s
w ith in 4 8 h o u rs.
A d d itio n a lly , F lo rid a h as plan s
to b an e a rly v o tin g o n th e S u n d ay
b e fo re E le c tio n D ay. T h is w o u ld
h a m p e r fa ith -b a s e d g e t-o u t-th e -
v o te a c tiv itie s , s p e c ific a lly in A f­
r i c a n - A m e r i c a n c o m m u n itie s
w h e re p a s to r s u s u a lly fo llo w
w e e k ly s e rv ic e w ith v o te r re g is ­
tra tio n e ffo rts an d o fte n o rg a n iz e
sh u ttle s to tra n s p o rt w o rsh ip e rs
to th e p o lls.
T h e re are m an y th in g s th a t, as
A m e ric a n s, w e e x p e c t to be s a ­
cred , an d the rig h t to vote is am ong
th em . Y et h e re w e are, fig h tin g a
b a ttle w e th o u g h t w e h a d w on.
T h e V o tin g R ig h ts A c t w as
passed to stop the pow ers that be
from inhibiting the right to vote
M o re th an a d o z e n sta te s h av e
e n a c te d n ew law s th at w ill re stric t
v o te rs . A la b a m a , M is s is s ip p i,
T e n n e ss e e , T e x a s an d W isc o n sin
by J udge G reg M athis
are a m o n g th e sta te s th a t w ill n o w
M any in this country, A f­
re q u ire v o te rs to p re se n t state-
rican-A m ericans specifically,
issu e d ID c a rd s w h en th ey vote.
fought long and hard for a
In the p a st, v o te rs h a v e b een a b le
free and clear right to vote.
g o v e rn o r's m a n s io n s to use b a n k statem e n ts, u tility bills
W hen the V oting R ights A ct
a c ro ss th e c o u n try , w e 'v e w it- o r e v en so c ia l s e c u rity c a rd s as
id e n tific a tio n .
R e p u b lic a n s say th e ID law s
are n e e d e d to fig h t v o te r frau d .
Established 1970
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E ditor - in -C h ief , P ublisher : Charles H. Washington
a lso p o in t o u t th a t th e se re s tric ­
EDiroR.Michael L eighton
tio n s w ill p ro h ib it sen io rs, the p o o r
D istribution M anager : M ark W ashington
an d m in o ritie s fro m v o tin g . E s ­
C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t
s e n tia lly , a n y o n e w h o d o e s n 't am ong poor and m inority com m uni­
h a v e th e m o n e y to p ay fo r th e ties. W e m ust no t believe this fight
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sta te ID , c a n 't e a s ily a c c e ss a state is over, and w e m ust w ork to ensure
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