Barbara Boxer once said,“Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.” This quote is a perfect example of why the Voters Suppression shouldn’t happen at anytime, though yesterday voters in the Wayne County District didn’t take advantage of voting at all. Voting should be offered to society and took under consideration if the requirements are meet, every vote counts.Voter Suppression was a definite strategy used yesterday for several people not to vote, especially in Vermont voters and poll workers were faced with locked polling places,long lines, Power outages,and …show more content…
eastern time.It’s not fair for worker to have to deal with problems that they have no control over. Another example is new voters show up at the polls and vote although their names aren’t on the statewide checklist. That isn’t legal for people to do and it just doesn’t make sense for people not to register first. Another example is colleges in Vermont are making students use their state ID, instead of the college ID. This is a huge problem because it's a inconvenience for students that are use to using their college …show more content…
For instance, “a press release that celebrated the underperforming voter turnout among African Americans in the state.” This shows Voters Suppression by making African Americans think that their vote doesn’t matter, even though it does in every aspect. Suppressing the minority vote in the state is not necessary at all.Also, emails by Reuters through a public records reveal that local Republican leaders got together at least 17 county election boards to limit the hours that voting sites could stay open. Limiting the hours makes it hard for voter to vote in general, considering they have jobs and other things to