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2020-10-30
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US Election Special II: Voter suppression, reports from Portland Oregon & Texas & discussion with Se
2020-10-30
The President of the United States wields so much power and influence over the rest of the world that some people jokingly, or not so jokingly, want the whole world to get a chance to vote in the presidential election. However in the United States itself it appears that not every American gets a fair chance at voting, and that’s what we’re looking at tonight. In part two, I’ll be discussing voter suppression with Sean Kenji Starrs from the City University of Hong Kong. But first, some background.
The Covid-19 pandemic and attempts at voter suppression have made life difficult for many people who want to vote in the US presidential election. This year a record number of votes have been cast by post, and many states need more time to process them. Some battleground states have asked to extend the deadline for mail-in ballots. On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to extend Wisconsin’s deadline to six days after voting day. For now though, post-Election Day deadlines for mailed ballots are still allowed in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. With us to talk about this and voter suppression in the US is Sean Kenji Starrs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at Hong Kong’s City University.
The Covid-19 pandemic and attempts at voter suppression have made life difficult for many people who want to vote in the US presidential election. This year a record number of votes have been cast by post, and many states need more time to process them. Some battleground states have asked to extend the deadline for mail-in ballots. On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to extend Wisconsin’s deadline to six days after voting day. For now though, post-Election Day deadlines for mailed ballots are still allowed in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. With us to talk about this and voter suppression in the US is Sean Kenji Starrs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at Hong Kong’s City University.
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