The town of Newbern saw white officials deny its first Black mayor, Patrick Braxton, from exercising his duties for three years
  • jarfil@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    Newbern is about 80% Black and 20% white

    Many residents did not know they were allowed to have elections.

    [checks year] …WTF?

    • Tiltinyall@beehaw.org
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      4 months ago

      It sucks to slog through voter suppression efforts every day online and then find an entire town being suppressed. THIS… THIS…THIS… POST is the cumulative result of the efforts of ANYONE who tells SOMEONE else to withhold their vote for a political stance. You ARE a vote suppressionist! 👈👈👈

      • core@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        4 months ago

        I’ve been told my vote won’t matter if I don’t vote for the right candidate. that’s voter suppression if I’ve ever seen it

        • ConstableJelly@midwest.social
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          4 months ago

          The common thread with any definition of voter suppression is that it reduces voting. Being encouraged to vote and in such a way as to increase its power is as close to the opposite of voter suppression as you can get.

          Call it something else if you like, but it ain’t voter suppression.