"Tom Lopach, president and CEO of the Voter Participation Center, a nonprofit focused on registering people of color, unmarried women, and young voters-three groups that make up what the organization calls the New American Majority-described the severity of the situation to NPQ: "We've seen an unprecedented effort to reduce access to voting on so many levels." He noted that executive orders, federal and state legislation, court rulings, and policy and staffing changes across government agencies form "a multi-pronged attack on voting.""
"While critics called the order unlawful and unconstitutional, and parts have been stopped by the courts, other elements are moving forward. Policies are now in force that prohibit nonprofits from registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies, curb college voter programs, and expose voter data to misuse. On top of that, a proposed bill-the SAVE Act-could impose additional burdens on voters that could effectively end nonprofit voter registration programs."
Political leaders are implementing policies that restrict nonpartisan voter registration and place federal agencies in control of voter eligibility. Nonprofit efforts that help underrepresented groups register and vote face bans, curbs, and exposure of voter data to misuse. Executive orders, federal and state legislation, court rulings, and agency staffing and policy changes combine to reduce access to voting. Some legal challenges have halted parts of these measures, but other elements continue to move forward. New rules prohibit voter registration at naturalization ceremonies and limit college voter programs. Proposed legislation could further impose burdens that end nonprofit registration programs.
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