This week Americans were given a grim vision of what might be in store when they vote in November‘s general election. (via latimesopinion)
, the court’s conservative majority struck down a formula under which states with a history of racial discrimination had to “pre-clear” changes in election procedures with the U.S. Justice Department or a federal court in Washington, D.C.
Shelby County undeniably made it harder to protect minority voting rights, but it’s not clear it’s the culprit in what one Georgia state legislator called a “complete meltdown” of the state’s election machinery. Problems abounded: A reduced force of poll workers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a reduction in the number of polling places, with a disproportionate effect on minority voters. New voting machines malfunctioned. Turnout was apparently swelled by outrage over the police killing of George Floyd.reported in an article for Slate, some of the problems resulted from the state’s effort to shore up election security.
The term “wake-up call” is overused in political commentary, but it applies with force to Tuesday’s election in Georgia. And even if Republicans can’t be blamed for the breakdown, it is Republicans who have resisted measures necessary to prevent similar disruptions in November. Notably, Republicans in the U.S. Senate so far have
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