Since the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Progressives have painted Republican-led election integrity work as a modern-day type of Jim Crow, aimed at disenfranchising Black voters. The Georgian state passed a rules enforcing restrictions on absentee ballots and strengthening assurance procedures in March 2021, which is where this speech first appeared. Instead of relying on name games, the new legislation mandated that voters provide picture ID, pilot’s license, state ID, or the final four digits of their Social Security number.
President Joe Biden and the Democrat Party seized upon the alterations, labeling them as” Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and accusing Democrats of voter suppression. Major League Baseball boycotted Atlanta by moving the All-Star Game in opposition, while Biden’s Department of Justice sued Georgia.
In January 2022, Biden once more asserted that the new steps were concerned with “voter destruction and election subterfuge.” He argued that these laws were intended to make voting more difficult, and he questioned whether citizens ‘ vote may actually matter.
Despite this violent language, Georgia experienced a record voting attendance during the 2022 midterms, and the 2024 vote is shattering previous information. Over 1.4 million voters cast their ballots in Georgia within one month of early voting, which is a substantial number for the state where Biden won a major victory in 2020.
Georgia is not alone. Comparable election integrity measures have been put in place in Republican-led state like Texas and North Carolina, with both says seeing a rise in voter participation. In 2021, Texas passed its vote safety legislation, and North Carolina recently removed 747, 000 dormant citizens from its floats for causes ranging from death to criminal convictions. North Carolina even broke its first election record this election cycle, with over 350, 000 votes cast on October 17 only.
Louisiana has even jumped on the campaign for election integrity. In a press release, Republican Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order mandating state authorities to inform non-citizens of the country’s membership requirements when distributing voting membership materials. Despite these new methods, Louisiana has set a record for first election, with almost 177, 000 votes cast on October 18—exceeding 2020’s images.
When first ballot rolls off on Monday, the trend is expected to continue, indicating that turnout across the board in Texas could reach record-breaking levels in 2024. These impressive figures refute the claims of the left, which argues that increased security measures promote democratic dignity rather than impede voting.
The Political Party’s fear-mongering about the so-called” Jim Crow 2.0″ is proving to be a dangerous political approach that ignores real concerns about voting access. The assessment is also considered a disgrace for Black Americans who fought for civil rights and witnessed true Jim Crow laws that today emphasize basic requirements like requiring photo identification to cast ballots.
The widespread voter turnout in these early election cycles shows that Americans are unapologetically protected by the methods intended to secure election security, and it is appropriate to dispel the myths of voter suppression.