Day 12: Voter Suppression
Voter suppression continues to impact our democracy and disenfranchise marginalized groups. It is important that we recognize the barriers to voting that many people still face and work to eliminate those barriers, so that our representatives and laws reflect our increasingly diverse country.
MAIN CHALLENGE
Voting Rights https://apiavote.org/policy-and-research/voting-rights/
additional challenge options
Read this article on America's Long History of Black Voter Suppression
Check out this article on the systemic barriers to voting that Native Americans face today and what steps are being taken to protect the suffrage of Indigenous people: State of Native American Voting Rights
self-reflection questions
What have you learned from today's challenge?
How would you like to engage in the election process moving forward?