Read all the things which were "wrong" about the just completed election in the USA and ponder whether this is the bastion of democracy or a third world country. No other word for it.....shameful!
"As Americans rushed to the polls on Tuesday, voting rights watchdogs reported that this election day marked the most "unfair, confusing, and discriminatory election landscape" in fifty years.
Voters nationwide reported a slew of problems, including: long lines; broken machines; voter intimidation and misinformation; a lack of foreign language assistance; missing and misspelled names from registration; and general misinformation over registration, polling place locations, and identifications required.
"Every election day should be a celebration of democracy but instead what we are hearing today from too many polling places around the country is that voters are having problems casting their ballots," said Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in a Tuesday afternoon press call. The Lawyers' Committee along with the Election Protection Coalition hosted a national hotline for individuals experiencing voting day difficulties.
Voting rights advocates say that these complaints come as no surprise following the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County vs. Holder to abolish key voter protections from the Voting Rights Act."
"As Americans rushed to the polls on Tuesday, voting rights watchdogs reported that this election day marked the most "unfair, confusing, and discriminatory election landscape" in fifty years.
Voters nationwide reported a slew of problems, including: long lines; broken machines; voter intimidation and misinformation; a lack of foreign language assistance; missing and misspelled names from registration; and general misinformation over registration, polling place locations, and identifications required.
"Every election day should be a celebration of democracy but instead what we are hearing today from too many polling places around the country is that voters are having problems casting their ballots," said Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in a Tuesday afternoon press call. The Lawyers' Committee along with the Election Protection Coalition hosted a national hotline for individuals experiencing voting day difficulties.
Voting rights advocates say that these complaints come as no surprise following the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County vs. Holder to abolish key voter protections from the Voting Rights Act."
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