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WHY IS IT SO
HARD TO VOTE
IN AMERICA?
And What We Can Do to Fix It.
Craig Newmark of craigconnects polled 1,006 Americans over the age
of 18 about their perception of voting in this country. The consensus?
We can do better.
21
16
12
of the
states with
the largest Hispanic
population growth between
2000 and 2010 passed laws
making it harder to vote.
11
of the
states with the
highest African American
turnout in 2008 have new
voting restrictions in place.
N O I N DE PE ND E NTS A LLOW ED !
VOTE
!
CAUCUS
states have
curtailed early
voting since 2011.
GET
I N V O LV E
78
11
+
16M
LID
TX
NC
+
600,000
registered voters in Texas
dont have the type of
photo ID needed to vote.
WI
300,000x2
registered voters in both North
Carolina and Wisconsin dont
have the type of photo ID needed
to vote.
50
6x
4x
3x-4x
FL
SC
LICEN
S
R
E
IV
SE
REGISTERED
60
69
LETS DO THIS!
27
OR
WA
23
30
states + DC let
you register to
vote online.
CO
states hold
elections almost
entirely by mail.
Citations:
US Census Bureau
Brennan Center for Justice
Lincoln Park Strategies National Poll*
www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/feb/19/john-oliver/office-provides-id-voting-one-wisconsin-burg-open-/
www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/03/07/millennials-in-adulthood/
www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/primary-types.aspx