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STATE OF THE SOUTH: VOTING RIGHTS UNDER ASSAULT REPORT  
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice
August 22, 2024
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
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_ This Report documents how voters of color, young voters and those
with disabilities have been targeted with repressive laws and policies
that undermine the hard-fought progress secured during the Civil
Rights era. _

, Southern Coalition for Social Justice

 

Among the findings:

* Voter turnout is lower in the South than any other part of the
country.

* Anti-voter laws in states have led to:

* Increased criminalization of the voting process, targeting
vulnerable voters and those that assist voters
* Reduced ability to vote-by-mail and cast ballots early as well
* Unfair voting maps with race discrimination challenges brought in
9 of 10 Southern states

* Felony disenfranchisement in every Southern states keeps millions
from voting, including 1 in 19 Black adults.

Click HERE to read the Report
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About SOLVE

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2013 decision in _Shelby v.
Holder_ — which stripped away the Voting Rights Act’s
preclearance protections against attacks on voting rights in most
Southern states — the burden of addressing voting discrimination
fell to the Southerners most affected by discriminatory voting
policies. Now, communities facing discriminatory voting laws have to
file lawsuits, often after the discriminatory laws have already taken
effect.

In 2013, to combat the consequences of the _Shelby_ decision and
foster community-led voting rights campaigns, the North Carolina-based
Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) launched the Southern
Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) network.

In the 2010s, SCSJ partnered with communities of color and low-wealth
communities throughout the South to defend and advance their
political, social, environmental, and economic rights. By using the
combined skills of movement lawyers, researchers, organizers and
storytellers, SCSJ has helped people develop strategies to overcome
obstacles and achieve their vision for their communities.

At its start, SOLVE brought together over 50 organizations, including
members from colleges and universities, and over 100 affiliates
involved in voting rights efforts mainly throughout the South.

We are now a network of more than 200 grassroots voting rights group
from 10 Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia) dedicated to protecting and expanding access to the ballot.

Join SOLVE.  We need you too.  
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