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Or requiring a witness address for an absentee ballot. Patrick Marley is one of the states preeminent political reporters, and we talked to him a lot as things were playing out. We're with Metcalfe Park Community Bridges. What they said was that voter fraud does occur in the U.S. and it could make a difference in a close election. Why is the right to vote in America still a fight? Whose Vote Counts, Explained is an American documentary series that is a three-part limited series that's a part of the larger Explained franchise produced by Vox. Unless Congress can rework that formula. The topics of these episodes have been coming to a head in recent years. with some people waiting five to six hours to cast their votes. I think people's concerns about contracting illnesses are definitely valid. And thats what Voxs new Netflix special series Whose Vote Counts is about. People like Mr. Spakovsky, he played a role in advocating within the conservative movement or the Republican Party. John Lewis spoke with such passion about voter ID laws not just because he thought they were wrong, but because his life's work was under attack. Joel Keller from Deciderwrites 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., Related article: MUST WATCH Hollywood InsidersCEO Pritan Ambroases Love Letter to Black Lives Matter VIDEO. And then at the end of the day the state Supreme Court says, "This election will continue.". Some states even allow voters to turn their ballots in at polling places on Election Day. Why is the right to vote in America still a fight? Three of those states (Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) have done the same thing in past elections, and two others (California and Utah) have done something similar.. Ninety minutes away, in suburban Oconomowoc, municipal clerk Diane Coenen explained what she tried to do to prepare her towns polling station. That provision was called Section 5. newsletter. In Metcalfe Park our medium income is $24,000. The ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, otherwise somebody could cast their ballot on the day after the election.". With former Vice President Joe Biden leading Wisconsin by a narrow margin, the local election commission and others respond to the Trump campaign's call for a state recount. But is France truly ready for a Black president? In a world plagued by ghosts, three teens band together as paranormal investigators, risking what little they have to unravel a diabolical conspiracy. Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India. So why don't you guys look at that and see what you make of it. It came to a head right where it startedin Alabama, where commissioners in Shelby County had sued the Justice Department, saying that discrimination was no longer the problem it had been in the 1960s and the law had outlived its purpose. I've[laughs] I think that's not a fair statement. But somebody that's running for mayor in that state, losing 10, 15 votes can make the difference for them. How does the system work, and can it be fixed? The response was, "If I would have done it three weeks before it would have been the same result." Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. Unavailable on Basic with ads plan due to licensing restrictions. The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. I talked about it with author Ari Berman, whos written extensively on voting rights. Sign up for the What I'm saying is that's a made-up term, OK? These are the ones that Trump has a problem with. It's not slowing down. In the presidential debate, he campaigned for solicited ballots, which refers to requested absentee ballots. There has been some that said, "Well, why did you wait until the last minute?" She's so vibrant. This was a significant factor in why he chose to write for Hollywood Insider, as they focus on art and culture over gossip and scandal. Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation. Americans vote at much lower rates than most other developed countries, and one of the most common reasons given is that people dont think their vote matters. The series is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, and John Legend.[1][2]. and his wife, Evelyn. 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. Americans vote at much. In Wisconsin, Scott Walker and the Republicans began passing a flurry of new voting laws. The job of making that happen fell to numerous appointed officials like Neil Albrecht. The Trump campaign has indicated it plans to launch more litigation. A lawyer turned private investigator takes on a missing person case, propelling him on an unexpected and life-altering quest. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Electing to not vote because you dont agree with the system doesnt do anything to improve it, it only allows for stagnation. For April 7, a lot of people was not able to vote, so thats why we're trying to avoid this and we're not trying to have April 7 happen again. No other justices in history besides these four were nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote. Related article:The Power of Positivity: Ikorodu Bois + Chris Hemsworth + Russo Brothers + Sam Hargrave. The seeds of all of that were laid by Hans von Spakovsky and other conservative activists dating all the way back to the 2000s and the George W. Bush Justice Department. They had been helping Black residents fill out their ballots and mailing them. We believe in peaceful/non-violent protests and I would like to request the rest of media to focus on 95% of the protests that are peaceful and working effectively with positive changes happening daily. For Native Americans, voting rights were hard-won. Ive been studying American elections for years, but Ive never seen anything like this moment: the threat of a constitutional crisis over an election where the votes of many Americans, especially people of color, may not count. Whose vote counts, the Netflix series, explained. Here's what could come next. Hes a former Justice Department lawyer and an architect of the Republican position on voter fraudand a frequent speaker at events like CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, where I met him last winter. America ranks 26th in the world when it comes to voter turnout rates, with only 55.7% of all eligible voters participating. Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and John Legend lend their voices to this incisive, informative deep dive into U.S. voting. Although voter suppression is partially responsible for low turnout rates, the way America conducts elections is also partly to blame. What the Republicans began in 2011 with voter ID grew and grew. In America, some votes count more than others, and the balance of power is unequal. Only white men with money and land were allowed to vote back then. The U.S. Supreme Court weighing in late, a 5-4 ruling. It would take a week for election officials to tally the ballots. 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. Follow. BRYAN STEVENSON, Exec. I will not let you down. 3. I think that you've got to give the Voting Rights Act credit for some of the change that's occurred through the South. Earlier today, I signed Executive Order 74 to suspend in-person voting for the spring election until June 9. [1] [2] Contents 1 Episodes 2 Release 3 References 4 External links Episodes [ edit] Release [ edit] Whose Vote Counts, Explained was released on September 28, 2020, on Netflix . Are Aging Politicians and Supreme Court a Rising Gerontocracy. We have seen a lot of changes to election law over the past 10 years. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. Our goal for today is going to be getting people registered to vote, and then also having people request their absentee ballots for. You can change your cookie preferences. I mean, he even made the most basic error of referring to our database, which is just a sampling of cases. Those are real hurdles for people, particularly in a pandemic. FRONTLINE tells the story of Vladimir Putins clashes with American presidents as hes tried to rebuild the Russian empire. That they wanted to scare people. This time around, Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and John Legend. So Section 5 was a very powerful tool to keep those in power from suppressing the right to vote. We find them through newspaper accounts of people getting convicted. And so the challenge really is making sure that all the clerks are aware. We decided that they were "voter persecution cases. We are marching today to dramatize to the nation and dramatize to the world that hundreds and thousands of Negro citizens are denied the right to vote. Learn more about our use of cookies and information. But not every vote is created equal. The first is a formal way of not letting a certain group of people vote, and the latter is an attempt to discourage people from trusting the voting system. WHOSE VOTE COUNTS, EXPLAINED explores different aspects of the United States's national elections. Additional funding forWhose Vote Countsis provided by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation. I looked up Angela Lang, a source of mine who is a voting rights activist in Milwaukee. The Turners were facing decades in prison. It was not just a bureaucratic burden. A lot of the litigation we're seeing in 2020 is are mail-in ballots going to be rejected for technical reasons or are we going to enfranchise voters? Scott Walker led an onslaught of voting changes in the state. Well, basically they felt it was important to have the election. Heading into Election Day, a promising bloc of young voters students remains unpredictable, despite high registration rates. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Shelby County. Every day we're getting alerts this changed or this changed. On this particular issue with voter ID, yes, he was wrong. Sessions denied that the case was racially motivated and insisted what the Turners did was illegal. Up to that point, the Department of Justice, particularly the voting section of the Department of Justice, was focused on enforcing the Voting Rights Act. Open that door! And he insisted that the database shows a wide variety of election fraud cases. Everything I could think of, and I started ordering it. Here you have the governor, in the morning, to issue an order to delay the election. But not every vote is created equal. The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. 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New mail ballot rules, extensive publicity over how to vote correctly by mail and broadened opportunities to fix minor errors on a ballot before it was discarded worked to limit wide-scale absentee ballot rejections. As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts and whose might not. The series criticizes the outdated electoral college, explaining how the popular vote would be a fairer method to use in elections. She's one of the fanciest ladies in the neighborhood and all of this. Wisconsin is very, very likely to be the tipping point of the presidential election in November. If you look at the polling, they agree with other Americans that voter ID is a common sense reform. Due to past gerrymandering, some states decided to use independent commissions to redraw lines, rather than the legislature. Or is this just an attempt to discourage voting and undermine our democracy? Judge Jill Karofsky has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The United States Postal Service lacks much-needed funding, leaving voters feeling uncertain about mailing their ballots. Melody was expressing a fundamental principle about democracy: one person, one vote. I thought, "Im going to have some problems, how am I going to solve them?" As one of our interviewees put it: Theres no such thing as forever in a democracy. Its just up to the American people to decide whats next. In Milwaukee, home to the state's heaviest concentration of Black voters, the pandemic was steadily shutting down the election system itself. Our series outlines some of the proposed solutions out there to make Americas democracy represent all its citizens better. Web Site Copyright 1995-2023 WGBH Educational Foundation. The state of ex-felons voting rights, explained, Watch: The man who rigged Americas election maps, A Biden presidency: The Democratic nominees policy vision, explained, Yes, Russia is interfering in the 2020 election. It does a great job of misleading the viewer with out-of-context statistics. And that's what Vox's new Netflix special series Whose Vote Counts is about. The Electoral College. Voting by mail is wrought with fraud and abuse and people don't get their ballots. I felt it was important to work with the Legislature, I thought that was our best chance, and it just didn't happen politically. They didn't want people to go out and vote, but I know I needed to. You almost have to be an attorney in order to understand how to register and vote successfully in Wisconsin. The crush of absentee ballot applications added chaos to an election that included not just the presidential primary but thousands of local races as well. We continued to invest 14-, 16-, 18-hour workdays, all with the hope that that election ultimately would be postponed. It is not a comprehensive list. One series that caught my eye was . One of them said, its a rigged game, so dont play. While I agree that the electoral college should be discontinued, I dont think that disagreeing with it justifies somebody not voting. We find them through press releases from law enforcement officials, state attorney generals and others. My campaign manager called and he said, "If you're in fleece and jeans," which is what I was in, "You need to put something nicer on because you're about to go on TV, and you're going to be the next justice on the Wisconsin state Supreme Court.". Videos Whose Vote Counts, Explained Trailer: Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episodes Whose Vote Counts, Explained Limited Series Release year: 2020 The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. Republican lawmakers almost immediately sue. I signed on as a co-sponsor of photo ID to help with the election administration and to make sure people are who they say they are. How does the system work, and can it be fixed? As Meade said, Vote like your life depends on it., Live Updates: USA Election, President-ELECT Joe Biden, Video | The Artist Evolves: All Leonardo DiCaprio Roles &, Hollywood Companies Make Election Day a Paid Holiday | Vote, Video: The People in USA Send Messages to Joe Biden and, Hollywoods Youngest Producers: Millie Bobby Brown and, The American Hero Stacey Abrams' 'And She Could Be Next':, Whose Vote Counts Explained Should Be Mandatory Viewing, The Series Promotes Voting, But Not For Any Specific Candidate or Party, First Presidential Debates 2020: Joe Biden VS Donald Trump VS Debates Vs Domestic Terrorism, Donald Trump Attacks Press Freedom, Cops Assault Journalists Bloody, The Power of Positivity: Ikorodu Bois + Chris Hemsworth + Russo Brothers + Sam Hargrave, Limited Time Offer FREE Subscription to. Voters who started lining up to vote before 7 a.m. were still lining up at midnight Tuesday. All of the episodes were super busy with color and transition too fast to different scenes.. NEIL ALBRECHT, Exec. We are actively, physically and digitally a part of this global movement. ANGELA LANG, Exec. 1. Dir., Metcalfe Park Community Bridges: I hate the thought of telling them that they didn't get counted. It started off as several hundred a day, quickly transitioned to several thousand, and then got up to as many as 10,000 in a single day in a system that had really previously been designed to accommodate maybe several hundred requests in a day. 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Wisconsin has been considered one of the key pivotal states for the election in November. On Sept. 10, he tweeted Sending out 80 MILLION BALLOTS to people who arent even asking for a Ballot is unfair and a total fraud in the making. It goes back all the way to our nation's infancy when voting was considered a privilege, not a right. We didn't really have very good checks and balances in place. I figured that if Im going to be constantly watching things, I might as well learn something in the process. Why is it a scam all of a sudden if several states have used mail-in voting before? Every so often, I like to browse the Netflix menu and add things to my list to save for later. Open that door! [Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Mark Phillips, narrated by Christina Greer]. A few days before we interviewed von Spakovsky, one of the most prominent Republican lawyers, Ben Ginsberg, who oversaw the 2000 Bush-Gore recount, publicly criticized the database and rejected the notion that fraud was a big problem. I'm not going to feed into what they want us to do, which is not vote. A lot of Democrats believe you, too, should provide identification that you are who you say you are. It was really my job as chairman of the party to make sure that all the rules were followed, that we preserved the integrity of our vote, because changing things at the last minute, changing the laws on the fly, can lead to so many problems. On the one hand, Obamas election was the fulfillment of the dreams of those who marched in Selma. I was making dinner for my two kids when I learned about the United States Supreme Court case, and it was just a little while after learning about the Wisconsin state Supreme Court case. And in fact, it wouldn't be possible. Elections arent just a measure of what parties and candidates people prefer; theyre a measure of who counts in a country. Many countries have automatic registration eligible voters are registered whenever they interact with a government agency. That was the landscape in the days leading up to the April 7 election as more than 1.3 million voters in Wisconsin were requesting absentee ballots. It happened in 2000 in the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and again in 2016 when President Trump lost the popular vote by roughly 3 million votes. Over the coming days, Wisconsin would be skewered in the national media. Im celebrating social distance-wise [cheering] with my friends and my colleagues. He has no idea what he's talking about. PROF. BARRY C. BURDEN, Political science, UW-Madison: There was a tremendous amount of advertising, a record amount of campaign spending happening in that race to try to control the ideological balance of the court. When you don't want somebody to vote, you create various kinds of things. Especially when it comes to such a hot-button topic. Under the banner of combating voter fraud, von Spakovsky had spent years advocating for restrictions on voting, such as laws requiring photo ID in order to register or cast a ballot, outraging many Democrats. Trump and Others Disagree. As a DC resident, I was sent a ballot without formally requesting it, and I didnt think it was unfair. 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. One of them was a closely watched contest for a seat on the state Supreme Court. We're here to see if you need help with registering to vote. But not every vote is created equal. Whose Vote Counts, Explained Whose Vote Counts, Explained is a 2020 docuseries. If youre not aware of which one is which between Trump and Joe Biden, then youve got some work to do. Currently, only 19 U.S. states have automatic voter registration. That closely watched contest between Jill Karofsky and Daniel Kelly was hanging in the balance. My dad, who's a Democrat, he said, "Well, what's wrong with that? Evers did, you run into a real problem because what you're doing is going toyou're necessarily going to lessen the number of people that vote because of that chaos, because of that confusion. Normally it would be the exact opposite. I texted our election services coordinator, Mike, and said, "Hey, dude, where are you? I started focussing on the state because of its pivotal and deeply partisan natureits split down the middle between Republicans and Democrats, and it gave Donald Trump the presidency in 2016 by the exceedingly thin margin of 22,000 votes. This was a significant factor in why he chose to write for, Every so often, I like to browse the Netflix menu and add things to my list to save for later. Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and John Legend lend their voices to this incisive, informative deep dive into U.S. voting. They Faced a Chaotic Primary. She was a leading proponent of the voter ID legislation. If you want to register by mail, a required copy of your ID or a copy of your energy bill or a copy of your bank statement. Hearing the constant refrain of fraud led me back to Hans von Spakovsky. "Whose Vote Counts, Explained" takes a close look at the United States' political system and attempts to get voters engaged and informed before the 2020 general election. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});After the Supreme Court struck down a provision that required some states to get clearance before changing voting laws, some states have started finding new ways to restrict voting by closing polling places, especially in communities of color. Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels. The April election brought it all out. A Democratic governor and a Republican legislature were forcing people out in a pandemic, endangering public health. Netflix supports the Digital Advertising Alliance Principles. Do you agree with Desmond Meade, ex-felon from Florida, who argued that determining who had the right to vote was too much power in the hands of one . 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. And on the ground, local election officials struggled to keep up. . And then it finally came down to five voting centers for in-person voting on Election Day. Well, voter suppression is a made-up term that's used by those who oppose very common sense measures to make sure that, one, everybody who's eligible is able to vote. Along with colleagues at Columbia Journalism Investigations, we began doing remote interviews there when the pandemic was just taking hold. As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts and. What they would do here would be a harbinger for the coming presidential election. He said that he felt like his vote didn't matter. People print them and then they sign them and they give them in. Simple mistakes like using the wrong color ink or not signing on the envelope can cause your ballot to be discarded. 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If youve been reading the news, you know that President Trump has, mail-in voting as a scam ahead of next months election. Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episode 1 - Right to Vote Directions: Watch the Netflix show here and answer the questions as you go. Many people spent their entire evening at a voting location wondering why it was taking so long. What did they say? Wisconsin Recount Targets 2 Democratic Strongholds, Home to Black and Hispanic Voters, Threats to Election Officials Piled Up as President Trump Refused to Concede, As Biden Clinches Pennsylvania, Securing a Presidential Win, the Trump Campaign Promises More Litigation, Election Commission 'Not Aware of Any Irregularities' as Trump Campaign Calls for Wisconsin Recount. It's considered one of the most important pieces of Civil Rights legislation ever passed, but by 5 to 4, the U.S. Supreme Court today took the teeth out of a law enacted nearly 50 years ago. Photo: Whose Vote Counts Explained/Netflix. Please enter a valid email and try again. With Joe Biden projected to win the state by a narrow margin, the Trump Campaign said it would seek a Wisconsin recount. His ultimate goal is to help the reader learn something new. This makes it easier for younger people to register since they can easily do so when taking their road test at the DMV. Kansas voters sided with abortion rights in August. But not every vote is created equal. Yes, it's true that the leaders of some civil rights organizations and others disagree with that, but the evidence, the facts, the turnout in elections in states that have put in ID laws show that it does not keep people out of the polls. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger Carol Anderson Carol Berkin Docos as important as this should be reviewed more carefully. Each and every voter ID law is a real threat to voting rights in America. But its also helped energize the debate over how American citizens want the system to work. COVID-19 cases across the state continues to climb. And so when people say "the north side," that's really code for "Black folks." But here's the problem: When you try to fundamentally alter a system by which people vote right before an election like Gov. On Sept. 10, he. For the three episodes in this series, The Right to Vote, Can You Buy an Election? and Whose Vote Counts, we combed through piles of studies, analyzed reams of data, and spoke to leading experts whove lived these systems from the inside. An example is ex-convicts, a group represented in the episode by Florida resident Desmond Meade. As many as 75% of the ballots did not go through the first time. Videos Whose Vote Counts, Explained Trailer: Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episodes Whose Vote Counts, Explained Limited Series Release year: 2020 The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. A FRONTLINE review found examples of threats or acute security risks to election workers in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. Voting is mandatory and those who do not may be fined or have to go to court. Look who got rejected. As the coronavirus upends their lives, two detectives doggedly pursue those responsible for an abduction they realize is part of a sinister pattern. These episodes would be helpful when discussing the Electoral College, gerrymandering, voter suppression, disenfranchisement, 3 Products $ 3.50 $ 4.50 Save $ 1.00 View Bundle As a DC resident, I was sent a ballot without formally requesting it, and I didnt think it was unfair. Today's decision effectively puts it on hold. Browse more videos . Thats about 44 million ballots not 80 million and they will be going to Republicans as well as Democrats and independents. The memorial is informally known as the national lynching museum, and it's filled with thousands of names of Black Americans, many of them killed amid the push for voting rights. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. It premiered in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election and is a three-episode spin-off of Explained, a documentary series produced by Vox.The first episode, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, explains the history of the right to vote in the U.S..The second episode, narrated by Selena Gomez . In the new documentary short from Vox, "Whose Vote Counts, Explained," Leonardo DiCaprio narrates the history of voting rights in America while also highlighting the struggles many Americans face while attempting to vote. The series does an okay job of explaining the voting system. Legislators knew at the time the law was passed that some Wisconsinites didn't have those forms of ID, they knew it was on the order of several hundred thousand people and they knew that people of color were even less likely to have those kinds of ID. Albert, you can see thats him right there. On March 17, when the governor announced that the election would proceed as scheduled, what was your immediate reaction? BEN WIKLER, Chair, Democratic Party of WI: Hi, this is Ben Wikler with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin calling for David. At one time, we talked about reducing sites to maybe from 180 to 120. Throughout that hundred-year history between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights movement, the inability to vote is what shaped Black life. Just hours later, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt another blow to the Democratsthey would not intercede to extend the deadline for absentee ballots. But Will They Cast Ballots? Voting is going to be met with violent resistance, particularly in regions where there are enough Black people to actually have impacts on outcomes. One of the first was a law requiring identification to vote. Other states would follow Wisconsin with their own voter ID laws And then came efforts to dismantle the fundamental provisions of the Voting Rights Act. 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. We have the space and time for all your stories. In the beginning, voting was a privilege that only white male property owners could have. None of these things will be improved by staying home and watching the world burn. 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 Leonardo DiCaprio, analyzes voter suppression. In the April primary, these Wisconsin voters faced barriers to casting their ballots. If you choose to vote by mail, make sure to follow your states procedures and request a ballot before the deadline. Ive had conversations with peers where they explained why they wont vote because of the electoral college, and how it gives certain states an unfair amount of power. Is this David? Voting does matter, enormously but it makes sense that so many Americans feel that way. Walker took office. Rather than gossip, he focuses on how events in the entertainment world reflect on society at large. It required them to get federal approval for any voting law changes. Voting is now a right regardless of economic standing, sex or race, but that has not stopped politicians from finding legal methods to decide who can vote and who cannot. Google Pay. By 1985, that number would grow to nearly 4,000. What specifically did they say in response to those proposals? Collapse All. Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and John Legend lend their voices to this incisive, informative deep dive into U.S. voting. We are simultaneously faced with a global pandemic, climate change, systemic racism/inequality, and a lack of competent leadership in the White House. Im running for the Supreme Court to stop. that's what the Voting Rights Act was intended to stop, and it does. These brave, brave people who went to the polls in Milwaukee despite the pandemic. Gerrymandering. We are a severely poor community. Its tempting to see them as three distinct concerns, but they're inextricably linked to a legacy of inequality and an ongoing struggle. So there we go. Due to biases in the criminal justice system, poll taxes and literacy tests soon became common, preventing many Black and non-English speaking people who could not pass the test or afford the tax from voting. Most government closed, most businesses closed, but we in the election commission continued to come into work each day. Oops. 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 What does this look like? According to Whose Vote Counts, Explained, 18 of the 25 countries with the highest turnout rates hold elections on weekends, unlike the U.S. Belgium, Australia, Mexico and Greece consider voting to be a duty similar to jury duty. In the third episode of Whose Vote Counts, Explained, leading experts discuss the effects of the electoral college and how it misrepresents the American people. It's just, the conditions that we were faced with in 1965 no longer exist. DANELL CROSS, Exec. The visuals from Vox are incredible and well . We would normally see only a small handful of these for any election because of how bolded the requirement is. Areas like Milwaukee, where we'd been talking to anxious voters. Dir., Equal Justice Initiative: The first lesson that Black people had to navigate in this country was that voting is dangerous. They served their time, and are free citizens just like anyone else. Here's how recounts work. Do you know the hidden messages in Call Me By Your Name? Hank Sanders represented the defendants in one such case brought by the U.S. attorney in Alabama at the time, Jeff Sessions. I was too afraid that what if I got sick? We do have discriminatory conduct that sometimes happens still in the voting context, and that's what the Voting Rights Act. That people felt that their vote was being suppressed by having to go out and potentially contract the illness by going to a polling place. We found the names of residents who had their ballots rejected and showed them to Melody and Danell. But as we were making this series, and the election season heated up, we were surprised at the new dimensions they took. October 20, 2020 ANDREW HITT, Chmn., Republican Party of WI: We believed that with the right amount of preparation, we could hold a safe election. JILL KAROFSKY, Candidate for WI Supreme Court: Im Jill Karofsky. Here are some takeaways from the series, which can help you learn about the complex history of the right to vote in the U.S., as well as ways to make sure your vote counts this upcoming election. We will continue reporting on this major issue with kindness and respect to all Black people, as each and every one of them are seen and heard. Vox continues solid work with Netflix on Whose Vote Counts, Explained, a three-episode primer on American democracy that seems more crucial now than ever. 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. 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. We are simultaneously faced with a global pandemic, climate change, systemic racism/inequality, and a lack of competent leadership in the White House. They can immediately change their voting laws and their procedures without having to come here to Washington to get approval first. Or is this just an attempt to discourage voting and undermine our democracy? And for him not to be counted, it justit's doing something to me. I do believe that there is an attack on our democracy right now. Can anything change Americans minds about Donald Trump? I mean, this, on the granular levelthere are multiple, dozens of lawsuits. People steal them out of mailboxes. HDmilkmakeupHD. We will continue reporting on this major issue of police brutality and legal murders of Black people to hold the system accountable. The law barred voting discrimination and originally targeted seven Southern states that had a pattern of disenfranchisement. Only two states have same-day voter registration and North Dakota does not have a registration process. See production, box office & company info, Self - Former Governor, Republican, California, Self - Voting Rights Activist, Democrat, Georgia, Self - Author, The Conservative Sensibility, Self - Professor, Nebraska College of Law, Self - Former State Senator, Republican, Nebraska, Self - Former Secretary of State, Republican, Kansas. But by then, there was also a growing backlash that would give rise to new challenges and place new obstacles in front of Black voters. The Shelby decision did send a powerful signal, and soon changes to voting laws began taking place all over the countryin Southern states and beyond. Is someone on your end recording the Zoom call? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 Hollywood Insider Corp. All rights reserved. I just felt like we're in 2020, but it felt like 1867. But when our reporting team examined it, we found it included misleading and overstated information, charges that von Spakovsky said are false. You'll receive access to exclusive information and early alerts about our documentaries and investigations. Media has a responsibility to better the world andHollywood Insiderwill continue to do so., More Interesting Stories FromHollywood Insider, Do you know the hidden messages in Call Me By Your Name? if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'studybreaks_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',120,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-studybreaks_com-medrectangle-4-0');The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed poll taxes and established government oversight of voter registration if an area had less than 50% non-white people registered to vote. This series explores voter suppression, campaign spending and how the system seems to be rigged to give some groups less powers . The documentary miniseries, produced by Vox Media and distributed by Netflix, examines the various aspects of democracy in the United States, the way our representatives are selected and the history The result, we hope, is three compelling stories that make the issues and their stakes clear brought to life by our three incredibly talented narrators, who shared our passion for these issues: Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, and John Legend. But like the Voting Rights Act itself, a backlash followed. Joshua Valdez is an entertainment journalist who likes to write about the complexities of his favorite movies and TV shows, often relating them to real-world issues. Like a lady on here that's a senior. Maybe 50,000 votes in a state doesn't mean much to the presidential election, maybe it's an all-blue or an all-red state. I can tell you from that experience and being the co-chairman of a presidential commission on election administration in 2013 and 2014, where we looked for this, that the widespread fraud that would allow a conclusion of "elections are rigged" is not there. Remove these ten wordsfrom your vocabulary| Transform your life INSTANTLY, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained, Whose Vote Counts Explained. More than 10% of those rejected ballots were from Milwaukee. Look who, right there. The unsolicited ballots refer to the ones sent, to registered voters in nine different states, as well as Washington DC. Then we talked about reducing those to 45. Messi v. Mbapp: Is Comparison Killing the Great Soccer Players? For us, 80% of our voters voted by mail, 20% voted in person. Why are there so many inconsistencies with voting per state? I thought a lot about this idea when I paid a visit to Black Lives Matter Plaza earlier this fall. You can use your certified birth certificate, a pay stub and your Social Security. Melody McCurtis and her mother, Danell Cross, founded a community organization called Metcalfe Park Bridges. I kind of debated back and forth between going to the polls, not going to the polls. Sometimes people send us court judgments, convictions and other information like that. So I think that there has been a whole lot of attention paid to the state because of that. The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear. College Vote Unpredictable Heading into Election Day. We went to places in the state that were being hardest hit by the virusdensely populated urban areas: Madison, Green Bay and especially Milwaukee. Learn more about our use of cookies and information. Half a dozen changes after the Shelby decision. With the election underway, I interviewed both candidates. But in many cases, this led to a Republican bias because people gerrymandered themselves. When you vote folks in office, you have a say-so on what you want your community to be. early on. They have to sign, date it. All of a sudden the possibility of inclusion began to just grow. Some of the rejected ballots were from one neighborhood: Metcalfe Park. I'm not seeing it right now.. Just 170 of Kentuckys 3,700 locations will be up and running today. And they started bringing all these cases to try to find these cases of voter fraud. Civil rights groups went to court to challenge the law, which was one of the most restrictive in the nation and was endorsed by Hans von Spakovsky. My auntie marched with Martin Luther King. For the rest of the country, voters have to request a mail-in ballot and give a reason as to why they cannot vote in person; in four states, the pandemic is not a valid reason to vote by mail. And what's your response to that? Many voters are concerned about how they can safely vote and make sure their vote is counted. Whose Vote Counts, Explained debuted on Netflix on September 28, 2020. On the morning of April 6, less than 24 hours before the polls opened, Gov. That decision to me felt like voter suppression. In the end, the jury found nothing they did had broken the law. I know she's not on here. 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Castro-Huerta, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Video Gaming Her Way into Young Voters Hearts. There are cases of voter fraud here and there, but it doesn't happen in the numbers necessary to show that there's some sort of great conspiracy out there to steal elections through voter fraud. Why are U.S. elections so awash with cash, and what does that money buy? Throughout U.S. history, many have fought to extend the right to vote to all adults. You should be able to prove who you are when you go to vote." Electric Vehicles Arent Good Enough To Be the Future, 4 Takeaways From Whose Vote Counts, Explained, The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- The Voting Rights Act, After Threat to Roe v. Wade, Expect a Summer of Rage, How Women Are Fighting for Justice During COVID-19, Jon Stewarts Comedy Irresistible Looks at the Role of Money and Media in Politics, The Best and Worst Places to Shop for Plus-Sized Clothing, Hygge: The Danish Practice That Keeps You Cozy. Folks on one side of this are constantly saying, "Oh, there's no massive voter fraud in the United States." Bryan Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, which created the National Memorial. In a two-part documentary, FRONTLINE and Forbidden Films explore how the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group, was used on journalists, activists, the wife and fiance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others. Take a look at how long the lines already are in Milwaukee of voters waiting to cast their ballots. If the person is registered to vote, why is it unfair to send them a ballot? Why is it a scam all of a sudden if several states have used mail-in voting before? Our volunteers reached out millions of times with text messages, with phone calls, with posts on social media, reaching out to people that they knew in their own lives. 2023 Hollywood Insider News Entertainment & Culture. We apparently have only seven years left to start taking climate change seriously, so go research which candidate does and which one doesnt. Although the registration date has passed in most states, some have same-day registration. Every safeguard that's put in place, well-intentioned it may be, is another thing that a voter has to deal with or another thing that an election official has to deal with. Related article:First Presidential Debates 2020: Joe Biden VS Donald Trump VS Debates Vs Domestic Terrorism, Related article:Donald Trump Attacks Press Freedom, Cops Assault Journalists Bloody, Eugene Kiely and Rem Reider from factcheck.org stated mail ballots will be sent automatically to eligible registered voters in only nine states and the District of Columbia. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Hey, how you doing? Trump Wants a Wisconsin Recount. The presidential primary here is a go tomorrow. We dont need to be trying to have an election in the middle of a pandemic. We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Whose Vote Counts, Explained - Se1 - Ep02 - Can You Buy an Election HD Watch Stream English Web Site Copyright 1995-2023 WGBH Educational Foundation. There's no end in sight." Voting is the direct reflection of our neighborhood's ability to thrive. Cities are underrepresented and suburban and rural communities are overrepresented even though they are not a significant portion of the population. And if there is litigation about the election in November, that litigation is going to end up at the steps of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court. Whose Vote Counts, Explained gives viewers important information about the history of voting in America and modern-day struggles with the ballot. For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing until they're forced to date each other. There's also been a social evolution that independently of voting issues has led to better dialogue between the races and more compatibility between the races. In eight states, ballots are mailed to every registered voter. And I said to them, "I don't know that we have a path to win this election. We apparently have only, left to start taking climate change seriously, so go research which candidate does and which one doesnt. In Whose Vote Counts, Explainedseries, fears about the voting process being rigged by powerful donors and corporations, gerrymandering, the Electoral College, voter suppression, fraud at. By submitting your email, you agree to our, Whose vote counts, the Netflix series, explained, A new Supreme Court case could turn every workplace into a religious battleground. She was drawing a line straight back to the post-Civil War era, when African Americans risked their lives for the right to vote. 1. You can also change your preferences at any time by clicking on Cookie Preferences in the footer of each page. Unlike other places, where the Trump campaign has pursued statewide recounts, the Wisconsin request was limited to Dane and Milwaukee Counties, where Biden held solid leads. You'll receive access to exclusive information and early alerts about our documentaries and investigations. 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. Voting is an American right, or at least we would like to believe it is. He also enjoys writing about current events in the entertainment landscape, and is always looking for interesting topics to cover. They absolutely do not exist. Well, the most important thing for you to understand is it's just a sampling of cases, OK? Just a reminder, that the Black Lives Matter movement is about more than just police brutality and extends into banking, housing, education, medical, infrastructure, etc. Our family was always about activism. With reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today, we examined the voting, especially the absentee ballots, how they were used and counted, and the political and legal fights around them. Wisconsin is moving forward with its election this morning. These modes of suppression arent used by accident, its because people in power dont want citizens to vote against them, as they state in the episodes. With so much at stake in Wisconsin, the national parties joined the fight. What would that look like for me? On top of that, Ellis said, even making small changes like the location of a polling place required time-consuming paperwork and costly legal fees, a hardship for the county. 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I always thought that since the voting rights struggle came to a head in Alabama, in Selma, Alabama, that they wanted a case from Alabama for symbolic purposes, for symbolism, to gut the Voting Rights Act. By 1968, 385 Black people had been elected to office across the South. A change in the number of hours we could have for early voting. You can read our recap of the show's previous one-off special episode by clicking these words. This article relating to a non-fiction television series in the United States is a stub. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Misrepresentation can affect legislation at a federal level. Tony Evers, a Democrat whod been elected on a razor-thin margin, had wanted to delay. Unfortunately it's biased. is provided by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the voting system. You can watch all three episodes over on Netflix, launching on Monday, September 28. I asked the Republican Party chair in Wisconsin to explain his thinking at the time, why they were so intent on in-person voting. I know what I saw during the '60s. Kathy Bernier was elected to the State Assembly the year Gov. Will you support Voxs explanatory journalism? Dir., Metcalfe Park Community Bridges: Metcalfe Park is a neighborhood in the center of Milwaukee, right in the heart. Mail-in voting could undo the gains. He's never had any actions, never done anything in the area of trying to investigate or go after election fraud." The evidence does not show that. So we have this concern about voter fraud. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. Voters can stick to the traditional way of mailing it, or they can drop it off at secure drop-off boxes in their county. One series that caught my eye was Whose Vote Counts Explained. 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. Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation. In places like Montgomery, Alabama, home of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. 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. You can watch all three episodes over on Netflix, launching on Monday, September 28.
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