Opinion: The attacks on the 2024 election are already underway

States are now encouraged to pass more restrictive voting rules, as we have seen in places like Georgia and Texas, These rules will work to make it easier for the sitting MLAs to stay in power. Instead of the constitutional right to vote, we have the constitutional right to give states the right to administer their elections as they wish, with little fear of judicial oversight.

Subsequently, state legislatures are skewing democracy through partisan behavior as they map district to ensure their favor has the best chance of winning the majority of seats. already, report suggests Republicans have mapped enough Congress to easily flip at least five seats and take control of the House of Representatives in 2022. Democrats are not faultless on this front, as they have also proposed arrogant gerrymanders in such places. Illinois, Politicians are choosing their voters instead of the other way around. And the states are free to indulge in this sportsmanship, knowing that the Supreme Court will not interfere, As ruled in 2019 The doors of the Federal Court are closed to claims of unlawful partisan gerrymandering. A non-government legislature cannot be relied upon to carry out the will of voters, which is especially dangerous if the Electoral College votes in 2024 are disputed.

Finally, Trump supporters who believe—without any evidence—that Joe Biden has legitimately won the 2020 election running for elected positions Which will allow them to cast votes and control the counting process. The coup attempt in 2020 did not work in part because Republican election officials such as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Riffensper refused to go along. recall that Trump asked To “find” 11,780 additional votes to allow Raffensperger to win the state. Raffensperger admitted that Trump was asking him to reverse the will of the electorate. But if a Trump retainer like Rep. Jody Haise running against Raffensperger wins the seat, who knows if a similar request will be denied in 2024. Some state legislatures are also authorizing potential takeover of local boards of elections. Republicans in Wisconsin reportedly considering A brazen move to disband the bipartisan State Election Commission, in an effort to give itself more authority over elections. Many election officials are leaving their posts in constant response. rain of oppression stemmed from his work in 2020.

What can be done? First, because the Supreme Court is unlikely to abruptly change its jurisprudence to protect the right to vote, state courts should step in fill the void To strike at the worst partisan gerrymander and restrictive election rules. state constitution There is language that explicitly protects the right to vote and many also state that elections should be “free and equal” or “free and open”, so state courts have to use those clauses strongly. needed. Both North Carolina And Pennsylvania The Supreme Court used state constitutional language to invalidate partisan gerrymandering in its final rounds of redistribution; Other courts must now follow his lead.

In the end, Congress must pass meaningful voting rights reform, The 2024 election should be decided by all eligible voters, not just those who are able to jump through the various hoops states. Republicans want haggle over With Democrats in Congress on best practices for election administration and independent redistribution. And if Republicans refuse to even come to the negotiating table, Democrats will have the moral position to go it alone and eliminate the filibuster to enact democracy reform.