Identification, Citizenship and Voting

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of new voting legislation in Florida and its potential impact on voter disenfranchisement.

61 years ago when President Lyndon B. Johnson called on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act, which empowered millions of people of color to vote. Yet, when a war is raging in the Middle East and an affordability crisis is brewing at home, the Senate is poised to begin what could be a marathon debate on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, a bill that would block millions of eligible American citizens from voting — reversing decades of progress. And now, Florida passed a bill on Thursday that would require voters to verify their citizenship when registering and limit which forms of identification they can present at the polls. The new requirements would result in the removal of perhaps thousands of voters from the rolls and in the disenfranchisement of young voters. The votes in both Florida chambers were along strict partisan lines, with all Democrats against the measure. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican has supported the legislation. The bill’s enactment would make Florida the most populous state in the country to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements on voters. But the Florida requirements would take effect next year, not before this year’s midterm elections…

People in this episode

Host: Ken Scott Baron

Topics covered

• Voting Rights
• Citizenship Verification
• Political Legislation
• Voter Disenfranchisement
• Partisan Politics

Keywords

• Voting Rights Act
• citizenship verification
• Florida voting law
• Ron DeSantis
• Erin Grall
• voter disenfranchisement
• political debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress, Senate, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act

Places: Florida, United States

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