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Prepared for Alvaro R. | Delivered June 12, 2020
People of Color - Barriers to Voting
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Goals
To gather information on the most popular obstacles that people of color are facing in the US when it comes to voting. The information will be used to help improve elections and make sure everyone gets access to vote.
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Early Findings
According to a study conducted by The Atlantic,
9%
of black people and another
9%
of Hispanics stated that they, or someone they lived with, had been told that "they lacked the
proper identification
to vote," while about
10%
of black people and
11%
of Hispanics were told that they
weren’t listed
on voter rolls."
Also,
15%
of black people and
14%
of Hispanics "had trouble
finding polling places
on Election Day."
This study's findings suggest that people of color are
twice as likely
as white people to be unable to get time off work for voting.
According to a USA Today analysis, election officials have closed thousands of polling places that affected communities of color. In Chicago’s Cook County, for example,
95 polling places
were closed by administrators.
Another barrier is the curtailing of early voting, which especially
affects communities of color
.
As small district elections have higher representation for people of color, "some officials create
at-large districts
to limit the influence of minority communities."
Documentary proof
of citizenship requirements, such as US birth certificate, US passport, or US naturalization documents, also affect minorities when voting, including communities of color.
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