(Phoenix, AZ, Tuesday, October 22, 2019) – The Leadership Conference Education Fund offers a unique and timely opportunity to speak with our subject matter experts on the need for a working democracy in order to make progress on issues shaping our everyday lives like issues like educational equity, housing, economic security, and justice system reform.
Congress must deliver on its promise to represent all people in America by passing HR 4 the Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure that we have the tools we need to address current racial discrimination in voting and stop barriers to the ballot box that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native and Asian American people.
Since 2013, changes in how Arizona elections are run have been made without notice, transparency, and an analysis of racial impact, harming the state’s voters.
The attacks on the right to vote in Arizona started in 2013, when the United States Supreme Court struck down the Section 5 preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, removing crucial protections for people historically disenfranchised at the ballot box. Since 2013, changes in how Arizona elections are run have been made without notice, transparency, and an analysis of racial impact, harming the state’s voters.
There are needless barriers to the ballot box that keep Arizonans from having their voices heard including: discriminatory restrictions on vote by mail; polling place closures, movements and changes; and new and burdensome photo ID requirements. It is vital that the voice of every eligible Arizonan heard, no matter where they live, their native language, or ability.
In his testimony before Congress on October 1st, Gulotta emphasized the attacks on the right to vote in Arizona since 2013, when the United States Supreme Court struck down the Section 5 preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, removing crucial protections for people historically disenfranchised at the ballot box.
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