A row of voting booths are shown at a Chicago polling place in a 2015 file photo

A row of voting booths are shown at a Chicago polling place in a 2015 file photo

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The Right to Vote Is the Essential Foundation of Democracy

The right to vote is the essential foundation of democracy. Yet today, across America, there is a systematic campaign by one party to curtail the right to vote, targeted particularly at minorities and the young. As the Brennan Center for Justice reports, Republicans have introduced more than 250 legislative bills in 43 states that would make voting more difficult.