Ballot Box Out
“Why target Sunday? The most likely explanation is that Black churches frequently hold ‘souls to the polls’ voter turnout drives on Sundays leading up to the election, so eliminating Sunday voting makes it less likely that Black Democrats will cast a ballot. But Republicans in states like Georgia and Arizona also have a new target — they hope to limit or even abolish mail-in voting. According to the Brennan Center, lawmakers in Arizona introduced at least 11 bills that seek to restrict absentee voting in 2021 alone.” The new war on voting rights, explained.