Voting Discrimination
Hillary Clinton once said, "Voting is the most precious right of every citizen,and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process." And she's right. Despite the fact that it is against the law, voting discrimination in the U.S is a civil rights injustice that continues to have a negative effect on the United States.
Voting has many injustice reasons, like,Registering is to hard because people have to wait several days in advance trying to be able to vote. Long lines, make people who have to work,not have time to vote. And voters with disabilities can't vote because the machines won't work or the people who work the machine don't know how to work with it. And,ID's,not everybody has one and people can't vote out of their original state without one from that state.And people with felons can't vote either. All of these things prove that voting is a discrimination. And it should be made easier for everybody who choose to vote. If not,these groups can't vote,results won't be accurate.
Voting discrimination has many negative effects on society,like,the commission identified 171 successful lawsuits that found discrimination and 113 preclearance denials by the justice department of attempts to change voting laws in the past 18 years. But in some Southern and Western states,the commission found 18 lawsuits against efforts at vote dilution. And nearly 90% of voting changes blocked in precleared states in the past two decades would have had a discriminatory impact on African-Americans. But thankfully,In some civil rights groups,they set out to gather a current record of racial voting discrimination to help make everyone vote. But,the commission cited measures like photo-ID laws or proof-of-citizenship requirements. And whenever they do something like this,they're making it so the people that don't have that upper citizenship class can't vote.
There are many acts that have shaped voting rights in the U.S today.There have been voting acts since 1965,and they all still stand,trying to give information to those who want to help. Information,like, in 1971, the constitution reduces the voting age to 18 for all elections. In 1975, the voting rights act guarantees that citizens located outside the U.S such as Marines,Navy, and the Army may register to vote. In 1984, the voting accessibility for the handicapped and elderly act, provided polling places that are accessible to people with physical disabilities and the elderly. In 1990, the Americans with disabilities act required that state and local government give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from their programs,services, and activities. And in 2002, HAVA started providing election administration funds to states.
Voting discrimination in the U.S is a civil rights injustice that is illegal. It is unfair to people who have disabilities or have to work from choosing what is better for the U.S. It affects the mind of a person to be able to speak their opinion and get it out. But something that is good, is that by great timing and help,this is the least problematic discrimination you could go for.
Works Cited
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"New Report Released by National Commission on Voting Rights: More Work Needed to
Improve Registration and Voting in the U.S." National Commission on Voting Rights
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