In 2016, Trump repeatedly declared the election was “rigged” — and it was.
Just not against him.
Just not against him.
During the 2016 national election, 6.1 million American adults - more than half of whom are people of color - were prevented from voting because of a previous criminal conviction, even though they had served out their sentences.
As of 2017, more than 21 million Americans lack the government-issued photo identification required to vote in multiple states with onerous voter ID laws, and the laws have only gotten worse.
States removed more than 17M Americans from voter rolls in two years after the Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County v. Holder ruling that gutted protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Today, eight states still have not ratified the 24th Amendment, which bans poll taxes.
Today, eight states still have not ratified the 24th Amendment, which bans poll taxes.
An attack on voting rights is an attack on our Constitution — & an insult to the generations of Americans who fought & continue to fight for our civil rights. That’s why I’m making sure Americans’ voting rights are protected.
Read my voting access plan: mikebloom.bg/39YMw0P
Read my voting access plan: mikebloom.bg/39YMw0P
