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(Commentary by DNC Chair Tom Perez and DNC Vice Chair of Voter Protection Karen Carter Peterson in TIME | Ideas)
"The
Democratic Plan to Combat Trump’s Voter Suppression Commission
Tom
Perez, Karen Carter Peterson
July
19, 2017
In 2016, 39 Americans were
struck and killed by lightning. In the same year, there were four
documented cases of voter fraud. That’s right. You’re more likely
to see someone fatally struck by lightning than witness a case of
in-person voter fraud.
Study after study after
study has debunked the myth of “voter fraud.” So why is President
Donald Trump spending taxpayer dollars on a voter fraud commission?
The answer is simple: This is a propaganda factory for justifying the
Republican Party’s broader voter suppression efforts.
As the commission meets in
Washington, D.C. today, there seems to be no limit to how far
Republicans will go to disenfranchise certain voters. Instead of
working to convince voters to support their policies, they’re
working systematically to suppress the fundamental democratic rights
of the American people.
… our courts must not be
the only institutions where voting rights are protected. This is why
the Democratic National Committee is launching short- and long-term
plans to ensure every eligible voter is afforded the opportunity to
cast their vote easily and without intimidation or restrictions.
First, we have taken the
unprecedented action of creating a special DNC commission to
specifically address and combat Trump’s. We’ve asked former
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander and Alabama Congresswoman
Terri Sewell to lead our effort. Their mission will be to expose the
White House’s voter-suppression scheme and correct the record
with facts.
Second, we are expanding
our Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Department at the DNC.
The department’s focus has always been tracking and combating any
efforts to disenfranchise voters, while promoting best practices for
champions of voting rights and providing legal resources to make it
easier for eligible voters to register and cast their ballots. In the
past, we’ve maintained a library of resources campaigns can access,
including a voter’s bill of rights, state-by-state
voting information handouts, and tips for campaigns to ensure that
they’re reaching as many voters as possible.
To expand those efforts,
we’ll be working with organizers to boost voter registration and
legal experts to protect each and every voter’s rights, regardless
of party. We’ll also reinforce our state parties with
voter-protection staff who can be deployed at a moment’s notice
wherever and whenever needed to ensure that voter rights are not
being suppressed on Election Day or throughout the year.
And we will re-imagine and
re-launch our DNC Voting Rights Institute with lawyers, advisers and
experts from every corner of the country — encouraging the
establishment of chapters in every state and territory.
… Democrats will do
everything we can to end discrimination and protect the one right
that preserves all others — the right to vote.”
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