Voting rights are at risk. Here's why.

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Chapters & Sections (82)

00:00 Election Climate and Trump’s Voting Policies chapter 3
00:00 NPR Sponsor Introduction
00:31 Election Countdown and Political Context
01:01 Trump’s Voting Machine Skepticism and Mail Vote Opposition
01:32 Supreme Court Case Threatening the Voting Rights Act chapter 1
01:32 Louisiana v. Klage Supreme Court Case Overview
02:04 Erosion of Voter Access and Gerrymandering Concerns chapter 2
02:04 Impact on People of Color and Democratic Enclaves
02:35 Gerrymandering as a Gradual Threat to Democracy
04:09 Texas Redistricting Battle and Its Consequences chapter 3
04:09 Texas Redistricting Initiative and New Maps
04:39 Effects on Latino and Black Voter Districts
05:09 Reactions from Voting Rights Groups and Lawmakers
05:41 National Response, Counter-Mapping, and Expert Analysis chapter 4
05:41 California’s Counter-Mapping Strategy
06:12 Supreme Court Influence on Voting Rights Litigation
06:43 Ari Burman’s Analysis of the Erosion of Voter Power
07:15 Bureaucratic Voting Rights Battles and Supreme Court Rulings
08:16 Supreme Court Endorses Partisan Redistricting chapter 2
08:16 Rucho v. Common Cause Decision
08:48 Partisan Redistricting in Texas and Other States
09:18 Erosion of Voting Rights After Shelby County v. Holder chapter 3
09:18 Population Disparities in Senate Representation
09:49 Projected Future Senate Control by Small States
10:21 House Skew from Gerrymandering and Electoral College
10:52 Voter ID Laws and Their Disproportionate Impact chapter 6
10:52 Supreme Court Justices and Minority Rule
11:24 Carol Anderson on Voting Rights History
12:26 Shelby County v. Holder and Its Consequences
12:57 Texas Voter ID Law Implementation
13:28 Discriminatory ID Requirements in Texas
13:58 Impact of DMV Closures on Minority Voters
14:28 Historical Milestones in American Voting Rights chapter 2
15:00 Polling Station Closures Post-Shelby
15:31 Early Voting Restrictions in New York (1820s)
16:34 Florida Disenfranchisement Laws and Ballot Initiatives chapter 2
16:34 Florida Voter Suppression Laws and 2018 Ballot Initiative
17:04 Felony Disenfranchisement Impact on Black Voters in Florida
17:35 Mississippi Plan, Poll Taxes, and Literacy Tests chapter 5
17:35 Origins of the Mississippi Plan and Consolidation of Disenfranchisement Mechanisms
18:06 Pole Tax Structure and Its Economic Burden on Voters
18:37 Georgia’s Cumulative Pole Tax and Literacy Test Combination
19:08 Supreme Court Endorsement of Disenfranchisement Mechanisms (Williams Decision)
19:40 Decline in African-American Voter Registration by 1940
20:11 Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Aftermath chapter 2
20:11 Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Rise in African-American Registration
20:43 Impact of the Voting Rights Act on Mississippi Voter Registration
21:45 Latino Disenfranchisement Tactics in Georgia chapter 3
21:45 Latino Disenfranchisement Through Polling Place Closures in Georgia
22:15 Long Wait Times and Resource Restrictions at Georgia Polling Places
22:47 Language Barriers and Voting Rights Act Amendments Affecting Latino Voters
24:51 Jackson Retirement Message chapter 1
24:51 Jackson Retirement Promotion
25:23 Carol Anderson Introduction and Supreme Court Context chapter 2
25:23 Carol Anderson’s Academic Background
25:55 Supreme Court Impact on Voting Rights
26:25 Voter ID Laws and the SAVE Act chapter 3
26:25 Requirements for Voter Registration under SAVE Act
26:56 Effect of Driver’s License ID on Minority Groups
27:28 Broader Disenfranchisement Strategy
28:30 Disenfranchisement Rhetoric and Democratic Threats chapter 2
28:30 Call to Preserve Future Elections
29:02 Mobilizing Voter Turnout
29:35 Military Presence at Polling Places and Intimidation Tactics chapter 2
29:35 Military Troops at Polling Places
30:06 Historical Police Checkpoints and Intimidation
31:10 Mail‑In Ballot Debate and Fraud Claims chapter 3
31:10 Mail‑In Ballot Fraud Claims
31:40 Impact of Mail‑In Votes on 2020 Election
32:10 Audit Findings in Georgia
32:42 Citizen Engagement and Audit Processes chapter 2
32:42 Citizen Engagement and Understanding Audits
33:14 Historical Fraud Trope in Mississippi
33:46 Voter Fraud Statistics and Their Impact chapter 2
33:46 Documented Voter Fraud Cases from 2000-2014
34:16 Effect of Voter Fraud Claims on Democratic Participation
35:17 Interview with Historian Carol Anderson on Voting Rights chapter 1
35:17 Carol Anderson’s Overview of Voting Rights Rollback
36:23 Discussion of Stacy Abrams and Voting Activism chapter 1
36:23 Stacy Abrams on Activism and the Threat to Democracy
37:56 Podcast Outro and Sponsor Messages chapter 1
37:56 Podcast Production Credits and Listener Support

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