Stamper ID: HYDE

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Why I Stamp:

VOTERS IN

Every vote should count. But in many states, lots of people never even get to vote. Discriminatory barriers disproportionately block minorities, students, the disabled, and the poor from exercising their right to vote.

In 2012, African-Americans waited nearly twice as long to vote as White-Americans. In many areas, they had to stand in line for as much as 5 hours.

Other barriers to voting include complex voter registration rules, long lines at the polling booth, the limiting of early and absentee voting, the restricting of voting rights for people with felony convictions, and other practices.

We need to restore the Voting Rights Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court has begun to dismantle such as in Shelby County v. Holder (2013)—making it even more crucial for us to ensure strong protections at the local, state, and federal level of our government. And we need to modernize the voter registration process, such as online registration, portable registration, pre-registration, same-day registration, and automatic registration, as well as the restoration of voting rights for ex-offenders and expanded early and absentee voting.

Learn about the history of voting rights, campaign finance, and how corporations use campaign donations to influence elections and policy outcomes: https://www.stampstampede.org/money-out-voters-in/essential-online-resources/