PLEASE join with Common Cause to protest the closing of DMVs in Alabama counties that are predominately BLACK in Alabama's march to disenfranchise BLACK VOTERS.
Just one year after implementing a controversial voter ID requirement, Alabama announced that it'll close 31 DMV offices -- leaving 29 counties without a single place to get a driver's license,[1] the most common form of voter ID, which is required to vote under the new law.
Here's the worst part: no county where Black voters are 75% or more of those registered will still have a DMV (or access to ID's) if this change goes through.[2] Voter ID laws are already controversial for their disproportionate impact on voters of color, and this only makes it worse.
Alabama's 2011 strict voter ID law turns away potential voters if they can't present specific forms of photo ID, like a driver's license. We opposed this law, and still do.
Now, closing these DMVs and taking away the most accessible way to get valid identification will make it even worse -- because if you don't have a photo ID in Alabama, you can't vote.
The state says they're closing the DMVs for budget reasons -- but protecting the fundamental right to vote for every citizen should be a top priority. If the state can't afford to make sure every eligible voter can get a photo ID, then they shouldn't require one to vote.
Thanks for all you do,
Allegra Chapman, Director of Voting and Elections
and the team at Common Cause
and the team at Common Cause
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