Day 11: Felony Voting Rights – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
11 Days Remaining It is well known that the United States has a prison crisis. As of 2016, there were 2.3 million people incarcerated in this country. This number just […]
Day 10: Transportation, Ableism & The Elderly – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
10 Days Remaining Although mail-in ballots have been incredibly beneficial to improving voter access, many citizens that prefer to vote in-person face barriers. In order to exercise the right to […]
Day 12: Absentee Voting – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
12 Days Remaining In 1986, Congress enacted the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, more commonly referred to as UOCAVA. This act provides the legal basis for absentee voting […]
Day 13: From 18 to 21 – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
13 Days Remaining The 26th Amendment was passed on July 1st of 1971. It reads as such: “Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen […]
Day 14: Selma & the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
14 Days Remaining Our other countdown posts have tried to productively emphasize how the experiment of democracy in America has coincided with oppression, injustice, and exclusivity. As old as the […]
Day 15: Accessibility – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
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 […]
Day 16: Minority Provisions – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
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 […]
Day 17: Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act – Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
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 . . . […]
Day 18: Countdown to November 3rd | Reflections on Voter Access
18 Days Remaining: Citizenship has always been a topic fraught with complications, especially from a U.S. perspective. Even now, citizenship is a topic that dominates the political sphere as well […]
LGBTQ Representation on TV Has Major Room for Improvement
Hollywood has faced a tremendous amount of scrutiny in recent years for its lack of diversity. Though this year’s Emmys offered a glimmer of hope for women and creators of […]
