In this special episode of Frown Town, Vee and J discuss how to fight back against voter suppression.
Relevant Links:
The Radical Reconstruction Era: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/black-leaders-during-reconstruction
States aggressively began restricting voting: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/with-voting-rights-act-out-states-push-voter-id-laws/
Per the NCSL, 36 states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of identification at the polls, 35 of which are in force in 2020.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx
Use Ballotpedia to find out what your states Voter ID laws are: https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state
Make sure you're registered to vote: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/
Find out if your state allows mail-in voting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/vote-by-mail-states/
How to submit an absentee ballot in your state: https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/
Volunteer to be a poll worker! https://www.eac.gov/voters/become-poll-worker
