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State Voting Rights Acts: Language Access

This is the fifth video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund.

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This is the fifth video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund. In this video, Susana Lorenzo-Giguere, former associate director of the democracy program at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Isabelle Muhlbauer, national advocacy manager of voting rights at LatinoJustice, break down the importance of language access in voting. More expansive language access provisions require election information to be provided in additional languages, allowing marginalized groups to access the ballot box in a fair, meaningful, and informed way. The inclusion of these provisions in state voting rights acts are essential because they help ensure every voter has the same opportunity to make their voice heard.

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Authors

Rebecca Mears

Former Director, Democracy

Center For American Progress

Adam Lioz

Senior Policy Counsel

Legal Defense Fund

Producers

Hai-Lam Phan

Senior Director, Creative

Center For American Progress

Olivia Mowry

Video Producer

Center For American Progress

Toni Pandolfo

Video Producer, Production

Center For American Progress

Matthew Gossage

Former Events Video Producer

Center For American Progress

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Democracy Policy

The Democracy Policy team is advancing an agenda to win structural reforms that strengthen the U.S. system and give everyone an equal voice in the democratic process.

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A group of voters stands in line to cast early ballots at the Stamford Government Center in Stamford, Connecticut, October 21, 2024.

The “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series was created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund to help explain everything you need to know about state voting rights acts and how they can protect the freedom to vote from dangerous, discriminatory attacks.

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