Voter Suppression

Leaders 4 Social Change Task Forces

The instructor will make a copy of each slide for each breakout group in the class.

How To Use

1. Conduct some research on voter suppression, what it looks like, where it’s most common, who is most affected by it, who benefits from it, etc. Also, look up what’s been going on recently in relation to voter suppression and voting rights. What are some recent laws/efforts that are thought to restrict voting? What is being done to protect the right to vote?
2. Next, craft your plan. Think about:
1. Which types of voter suppression are most important to tackle?
2. What do you think are the main barriers to voting in your community?
3. How will you ensure voting is as easy and convenient as possible?
4. How will you ensure that registering to vote is as easy and convenient as possible?
5. Who will be in charge of making election laws in your area?
6. Will voters have a system for reporting issues? What would that look like?
7. How will you make sure that voters are informed about their rights? The election process? The candidates?
3. Think through the possible objections to your plan and how you would respond to them .
4. Share with the group and see if you can convince them that your plan will help solve the issue of voter suppression.
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