The GOP strategy is simple: Suppress the vote, win the election. That’s why we’re launching the 2012 Election Protection Project, and we need you to stand with us.
Map of Effects by State
GOP Voter Suppression Fact Ticker
- 5 million voters in 2012 could be affected by laws already passed.
Tweet - In 2000 and 2004, the presidency was determined by fewer votes than could be affected by these coordinated GOP voter-suppression tactics. Tweet
- In 2011, 12 states have instituted new voter suppression measures, while 25 more have introduced them. Tweet
- Under a new Texas law, voters can use licenses to carry concealed handguns to vote, but not student ID cards. Tweet
- In Florida, new restrictions have halted voter-registration drives by groups such as the League of Women Voters. Tweet
- Maine eliminated Election Day registration, which enrolled 60,000 new voters in 2008.
Tweet - Florida, Ohio and Georgia cut early voting days in half.
Tweet - The states that have already passed voter-suppression legislation account for 171 electoral votes in 2012 – 270 are needed to be elected president. Tweet
- At least 12 states introduced legislation that would require a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Tweet
- The DSCC is leading efforts to fight against Republican voter-suppression schemes by requesting that the Department of Justice get involved. Tweet
- Other DSCC plans to counteract GOP voter-suppression schemes include increased voter outreach and targeted GOTV operations. Tweet
