Barriers to the Ballot Box
The novel coronavirus has fundamentally shifted the way many Americans vote: Local election officials, in the name of safety, have closed thousands of polling places and encouraged voting by mail. But since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to weaken major protections in the Voting Rights Act, polling place closures and changes have affected equal access to the ballot for communities of color. A project of the Center for Public Integrity and Stateline. Stateline is an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Barriers to the Ballot Box
Published — September 9, 2020
Running an election in a pandemic, in 10 steps
Election officials tweak messaging, recruit unlikely poll workers and hit dollar stores for supplies.
Barriers to the Ballot Box
Published — September 24, 2020
First came the floods. Then came the polling place changes.
Barriers to the Ballot Box
Published — September 29, 2020
National data release sheds light on past polling place changes
This offers potential new insights since the U.S. Supreme Court weakened voter protections.
Barriers to the Ballot Box
Published — October 15, 2020
