In this lecture delivered at Pitzer College, Wendy Weiser details the battle over voting rights in 2012, from photo ID laws to new rules curbing registration drives.
America has made great progress toward guaranteeing the fundamental right to vote for all our eligible citizens. We cannot afford to turn back the clock to an era when politically motivated laws prevented too many of us from exercising our constitutional right to vote. The Voting Rights Act forbids and prevents such activity and must be upheld.
Testimony delivered to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding restrictive voting laws and oversight of the Department of Justice.
As Connecticut takes important steps to modernize its voting system, it should dispense with this relic of 19th century elections and help make voter intimidation itself a thing of the past.
