Tag: disenfranchisement
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House Passes SAVE Act, Disenfranchising Millions of Voters
By Sunita Sohrabji On a 220-208 vote April 10, the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — SAVE — potentially stripping away the ability to vote for at least 40 million Americans. All House Republicans, along with 4 Democrats, voted for the bill — HR 22 — which now heads to the Senate, ... -
17 Million Voters Purged in U.S. 2016 – 2018
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered between 2014 and 2016. Using data released by the Federal Election Assistance Commission, the Brennan Center found that counties with a history of voter ...