Black voters in TX who spent *hours* in line on Super Tuesday tell local station, "The way it was going it's like it was set up for me to walk away, walk away, don't worry about it."— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 4, 2020
Republicans have worked to cut polling places in black, latino and college areas in the state. pic.twitter.com/qm8YIVKqTr
More details on how Texas Republicans created the conditions for long voter lines on Super Tuesday https://t.co/2A462sieLE— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 4, 2020
When polling places are deliberately shut down to force working people to wait HOURS to vote, it’s a poll tax.— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) March 4, 2020
The time STOLEN from your job,
and time STOLEN from your paycheck is a #SuperTuesday poll tax.
This is a #2020 violation of the 24th Amendment. #VoterSuppression https://t.co/y2ckSXFIXm
750 polling places were closed from 2012-2018 in Texas, more than any other state. 52 of those polling places were closed in Houston's Harris County https://t.co/6nelynmFbi— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 3, 2020
Ridiculously long lines and difficulty voting are largely the result of the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby County v. Holder case, decided by a 5-4 Republican majority.— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) March 4, 2020
Courts matter, and they affect the ability of candidates you support to win elections in the future. https://t.co/xvKAwg9mSC
The stories of insanely long lines EVERY ELECTION are a reminder of how much voter suppression is just priced into results and the news coverage. It's purposeful. It's indefensible. The next Democratic president should make voter access a top priority.— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) March 4, 2020
Also as noted below.
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Minority voter suppression has been an ugly legacy for this country and instead of getting better, this administration has made it worse. Closing voting stations, sending out mailings with incorrect voting dates, and requiring photo IDs is all part of a method to make voting more difficult.
Until we step up and secure ways to make voting easier and safer, this administration will keep thousands of people from voting. It's our right, not our privilege. We have to assert that right for all.
donnah -- Right on. We need to have a restoration of the Voting Rights Act and a Democratic President, House and Senate, to begin the process. Then we'd have to see if a Republican Supreme Court will let it stand.
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