SXSW 2023

Postmortem: Voter Suppression & the 2022 Election

Description:

In response to the massive turnout in 2020, some state legislatures passed aggressive voter suppression legislation that closed polling locations, shortened the window for early voting, and eliminated drop box locations. These bills in states like Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Ohio target black and brown communities, young people, and poor people so that voting will be more difficult in the 2022 midterms. Without national voting rights legislation, we are left to out-organize even more in red and purple states. Join our panel of voting rights experts and organizers for a conversation about how these voter suppression tactics impact ongoing elections and the 2022 midterms, and how we can all advocate for more fair elections to protect our democracy.


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Takeaways

  1. Voter suppression tactics like eliminating drop boxes and shortening the window for early voting undermines American democracy.
  2. If and how voter suppression affected election outcomes in states like Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio—and the implications for the country
  3. Our democracy isn’t beyond repair. We can all advocate for more fair elections and participate in our democracy by voting.

Speakers


Organizer

Cal Cade, Communications Manager, Civitech


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Civic Engagement
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner


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