Federal Voting Reform Legislation is Totally Unnecessary

June 13, 2024

The problem with voting is not voter suppression. I have not seen or heard of a single case where a person of any color that was qualified to vote was prevented from registering to vote; or a single person of any color that was already registered to vote was prevented from voting in this country. The problem that threatens democracy is not the suppression of blacks and other minorities right to vote. The bigger threat is that voters of all colors may lose interest in voting because many of our elections are contested on uneven playing fields. 

Having commonsense laws in order to protect the integrity of elections not only is not voter suppression, but it makes the votes of individual citizens more meaningful and sacred. Commonsense laws requiring voters to register in a reasonable time period and to have valid identification are necessary to protect the electoral process. These requirements do not in any way impose an unreasonable burden on individuals wanting to register to vote. The push for voting reform legislation by Democrats is only meant to sow discord and to push a false narrative for political reasons.