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Posted on Oct 21, 2022
Kansas voters with disabilities blocked by restrictive legislation, voting rights advocates say
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Talk About Failing Kansas Voters!
Kansas voters with disabilities blocked by restrictive legislation, voting rights advocates say
Posted from kcur.org
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Unwarranted response to de-bunked conspiracy theories about how somehow, one party is "harvesting" fraudulent ballots from nursing homes and assisted living facilities. No one pushing this theory can name a specific site, or explain how some "operative" also forged hundreds of signatures, or, even got inside the building at all. Sad.
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When voter turnout is high, the GOP loses. Many of them still think the 2020 election was stolen even though they don't have a shred of evidence to back their claims. They will continue to try and suppress votes around the country.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The new congressional map very definitely disenfranchises communities of color, reduces the political power of communities of color, and does so with willful intent,” he added.
The new congressional map moved the diverse northern part of Wyandotte County out of the 3rd District into the 2nd District, and took Democrat-leaning Lawrence out of Douglas County, placing it into the heavily conservative 1st District, which extends to the Colorado border.
Critics say the map divided the Kansas City metro area to make it more difficult for the state’s only Democrat in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, to win reelection.
Several voting-rights advocacy groups, including the ACLU, filed lawsuits on behalf of Wyandotte County and Lawrence residents concerning the new map. Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper found the congressional map unconstitutional, but the Kansas Supreme Court reversed Klapper’s decision in May.
Kubic said communities of color were now feeling the effects of that decision.
“Voters of color, especially in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, have been able to craft electoral alliances with white voters to elect a candidate of their choice,” Kubic said. “The new congressional maps make that outcome much less likely, intentionally redrawing communities of color into districts where those alliances are unable to produce a voting majority.”
..."The new congressional map very definitely disenfranchises communities of color, reduces the political power of communities of color, and does so with willful intent,” he added.
The new congressional map moved the diverse northern part of Wyandotte County out of the 3rd District into the 2nd District, and took Democrat-leaning Lawrence out of Douglas County, placing it into the heavily conservative 1st District, which extends to the Colorado border.
Critics say the map divided the Kansas City metro area to make it more difficult for the state’s only Democrat in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, to win reelection.
Several voting-rights advocacy groups, including the ACLU, filed lawsuits on behalf of Wyandotte County and Lawrence residents concerning the new map. Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper found the congressional map unconstitutional, but the Kansas Supreme Court reversed Klapper’s decision in May.
Kubic said communities of color were now feeling the effects of that decision.
“Voters of color, especially in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, have been able to craft electoral alliances with white voters to elect a candidate of their choice,” Kubic said. “The new congressional maps make that outcome much less likely, intentionally redrawing communities of color into districts where those alliances are unable to produce a voting majority.”
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