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September 11, 2019

Study: 1,700 Polling Places Have Closed Since Gutting of Voting Rights Act
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In voting news, a new study by the Leadership Conference on Civil and
Human Rights has found nearly 1,700 polling places have been closed
since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. The study
focused on Southern states and other areas impacted by the court's
decision. On Tuesday, the head of the Leadership Conference, Vanita
Gupta, testified before Congress.

Vanita Gupta: "Polling place closures and consolidation can be a
pernicious tactic for disenfranchising voters, particularly voters of
color, older voters, rural voters and voters with disabilities. And
since the Shelby decision, jurisdictions are closing polling places at
an alarming speed."



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