Op-Ed: We Must Protect Voters' Access to the Polls

By NowThis

Published on 6/25/2021 at 1:44 PM

‘It’s an opportunity to expand our notion of democracy here at home’ — NAACP President Derrick Johnson explains why we must protect voters’ access to the polls with legislation like the For the People Act. For more U.S. politics and world news, subscribe to NowThis News.

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