We decided to go 100% virtual and to focus 100% on helping people cast absentee ballots. And then the witness signs, provides their address as well. We are simultaneously faced with a global pandemic, climate change, systemic racism/inequality, and a lack of competent leadership in the White House. I mean, this, on the granular levelthere are multiple, dozens of lawsuits. I think were seeing elected officials, specifically on the Republican side, that are playing politics with peoples lives. | Powered and Designed by: WEBSITEITUP. More than 10% of those rejected ballots were from Milwaukee. At the end of the day, when you look at the problems, they're in the large, urban areas. Only two states have same-day voter registration and North Dakota does not have a registration process. ANDREW HITT, Chmn., Republican Party of WI: We believed that with the right amount of preparation, we could hold a safe election. As Meade said, Vote like your life depends on it., An excerpt from the love letter:Hollywood InsidersCEO/editor-in-chiefPritan Ambroaseaffirms,Hollywood Insiderfully supports the much-needed Black Lives Matter movement. We apparently have only seven years left to start taking climate change seriously, so go research which candidate does and which one doesnt. It all leads to the ultimate point: why does voter suppression exist in the first place? But second, that their vote isn't diluted or stolen through administrative error or fraud. Why are U.S. elections so awash with cash, and what does that money buy? And they started bringing all these cases to try to find these cases of voter fraud. Open that door! It's just, the conditions that we were faced with in 1965 no longer exist. We found that over 23,000 Wisconsin voters had their ballots rejected. In Milwaukee, home to the state's heaviest concentration of Black voters, the pandemic was steadily shutting down the election system itself. Rather than gossip, he focuses on how events in the entertainment world reflect on society at large. We're talking about uncharted territory tonight, gone from the Democrats to the Republicans. Although the registration date has passed in most states, some have same-day registration. Voters can stick to the traditional way of mailing it, or they can drop it off at secure drop-off boxes in their county. Whose vote counts, the Netflix series, explained. All of the episodes were super busy with color and transition too fast to different scenes.. Our series outlines some of the proposed solutions out there to make Americas democracy represent all its citizens better. Republicans dont care. We were fully prepared for me to potentially have to sleep down here if I had to, because I can't afford to get sick. 3. We apparently have only, left to start taking climate change seriously, so go research which candidate does and which one doesnt. COVID-19 cases across the state continues to climb. A youth center leader from the suburbs of Paris becomes a candidate in the presidential election. . The final margin was over 10 points, and if someone had told me before the election that we were going to win by more than 10 points, I would have told them they were absolutely crazy. Watch Whose Vote Counts, Explained Photos 7 Top cast Edit John Kasich Self - Former Governor, Republican, Ohio 3 episodes 2020 Carol Anderson Self - Author, One Person, No Vote 2 episodes 2020 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Self - U.S. Representative 2 episodes 2020 Arnold Schwarzenegger Self - Former Governor, Republican, California So the potential for this to alter races around the country is absolutely on the table. I was too afraid that what if I got sick? A lot of Democrats believe you, too, should provide identification that you are who you say you are. However, issues remain Texas recently decreased the number of ballot drop-off boxes to just one per county, and in California, unofficial ballot drop-off boxes have been placed throughout the state by the Republican Party. This march will not continue. Voting is an American right, or at least we would like to believe it is. Some states have created drop-off boxes to restore faith in the system. That kind of outcome where its driven by the minority is okay as long as its infrequent, said Danielle Allen, a political scientist from Harvard. Folks on one side of this are constantly saying, "Oh, there's no massive voter fraud in the United States." I looked up Angela Lang, a source of mine who is a voting rights activist in Milwaukee. Today's decision effectively puts it on hold. Its been an especially common practice for me ever since the pandemic started, with my custom list of shows and films to watch growing larger the more time I spend inside. I thought a lot about this idea when I paid a visit to Black Lives Matter Plaza earlier this fall. It's a lot of names on here that are pretty active in the community that we're in a relationship with. What the Republicans began in 2011 with voter ID grew and grew. What would that look like for me? STEPHEN STIRLING, Columbia Journalism Investigations: Sure. With the election underway, I interviewed both candidates. The second step is to make a plan to vote and follow the appropriate procedures. Open that door! States that were notorious for voter suppression now had to get federal approval if they wanted to change any laws regarding voting. If the lies told by the Commander in Chief arent enough, Whose Vote Counts, Explained gives an in-depth examination of how important it is to vote. More and more Black Americans were registering to vote, and both parties agreed that voting should be easy. The law barred voting discrimination and originally targeted seven Southern states that had a pattern of disenfranchisement. But in many cases, this led to a Republican bias because people gerrymandered themselves. The series does an okay job of explaining the voting system. The Trump campaign has indicated it plans to launch more litigation. The series consists of three half-hour episodes: The Right to Vote, Can You Buy an Election?, and Whose Vote Counts. The first one, narrated by, writes And even when they get the right, legislators (mostly white males) create laws to make it difficult if not impossible for those marginalized populations to actually cast a vote., Lets face it: this upcoming election is unlike any other. Judge Jill Karofsky has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Netflix supports the Digital Advertising Alliance Principles. Thats about 44 million ballots not 80 million and they will be going to Republicans as well as Democrats and independents. 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Castro-Huerta, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Video Gaming Her Way into Young Voters Hearts. If you care about these issues, then use your power as a citizen and vote. Our family was always about activism. I think that you've got to give the Voting Rights Act credit for some of the change that's occurred through the South. They absolutely do not exist. How did this come to be so prominent a part of the conversation, if as you say there's been scant evidence? 2. In all these states that we've looked at, studies have shown. As the legal battles worked their way through the courts, judges ruled against the Democrats' position one decision after another. with some people waiting five to six hours to cast their votes. Normally it would be the exact opposite. Justin Clark, the Trump campaigns senior counsel, led the Republican strategy in Wisconsin. Transcript Whose Vote Counts View film JELANI COBB, Correspondent: I'm a journalist and historian. It goes back all the way to our nations infancy when voting was considered a privilege, not a right. A Democratic governor and a Republican legislature were forcing people out in a pandemic, endangering public health. When your consent is required, you can accept, refuse or personalise your choices. With COVID-19 cases rising throughout Wisconsin, thats exactly what Melody McCurtis and her mother have been doing. Like a lady on here that's a senior. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the voting system. BEN WIKLER, Chair, Democratic Party of WI: Hi, this is Ben Wikler with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin calling for David. Whether one plans on voting in-person, early or by mail-in ballot, it is important to decide ahead of time which method you plan on using. Walker took office. The Netflix and Vox documentary, Whose Vote Counts, Explained, examines the history of voting, the issues with our system today, and the steps needed to ensure voting rights. At every chance he got, he was talking about voter fraud, voter fraud. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Some states even allow voters to turn their ballots in at polling places on Election Day. You can watch all three episodes over on Netflix, launching on Monday, September 28. I think people's concerns about contracting illnesses are definitely valid. Voting is the direct reflection of our neighborhood's ability to thrive. And we woke up the next day and I saw a sight I didn't ever imagine seeing. As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts and. Every state runs its own election process, and as Wisconsin was moving forward, others were pulling back. The electoral college has become the source of heated debate, with many calling for it to be abolished and for the use of a simple popular vote. The series criticizes the outdated electoral college, explaining how the popular vote would be a fairer method to use in elections. Last edited on 19 November 2022, at 00:44, "Whose Vote Counts, Explained review a star-endorsed exploration of a crucial topic", "Netflix's Whose Vote Counts, Explained Review: The Grim Reality of the Voting System", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whose_Vote_Counts,_Explained&oldid=1122684721, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 00:44. If the lies told by the Commander in Chief arent enough. The U.S. Supreme Court weighing in late, a 5-4 ruling. Summary. Now we'd come with the 1965 Voting Rights Act, they couldn't deny it outright, so you find ways to try to suppress it. 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