Our Deepening Democracy: How Localities Can Expand Voting Rights
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2018
Level
County
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
American democracy is at a crossroads. To deliver on the promise of a representative inclusive democracy our electoral system must provide every American the opportunity to meaningfully participate and make their voice heard in our democracy. That starts by guaranteeing that every eligible person has the ability to register and cast a ballot that is counted. However more than a decade of attacks on voting rights and democratic participation - from Shelby County v. Holder to restrictive state voter ID laws - have undermined these core principles of representative democracy and have eroded the political participation of ordinary citizens and the Rising American Electorate.