15 Days Remaining Yesterday’s blog post talked about Congress’ efforts toward increasing accessibility for voters with limited English proficiency. It is only appropriate that we address other forms of accessibility that have hindered voter participation throughout history. In 1984, Congress passed the federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, which “requires accessible polling […]
16 Days Remaining The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was amended 10 years after its passage. The amendment contained many important provisions that made voting more accessible to the United States diverse population. One of the most valuable sections of the revised legislation was Section 203, which provides: “Whenever any State or political subdivision [covered […]
17 Days Remaining December 17th, 1943: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the . . . Acts or parts of Acts relating to the exclusion or deportation of persons of the Chinese race are hereby repealed…” In the midst of the […]