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I started focussing on the state because of its pivotal and deeply partisan natureits split down the middle between Republicans and Democrats, and it gave Donald Trump the presidency in 2016 by the exceedingly thin margin of 22,000 votes. Netflix and third parties use cookies and similar technologies on this website to collect information about your browsing activities which we use to analyse your use of the website, to personalise our services and to customise our online advertisements. As a DC resident, I was sent a ballot without formally requesting it, and I didnt think it was unfair. She was drawing a line straight back to the post-Civil War era, when African Americans risked their lives for the right to vote. Currently, only 19 U.S. states have automatic voter registration. On Sept. 10, he tweeted Sending out 80 MILLION BALLOTS to people who arent even asking for a Ballot is unfair and a total fraud in the making. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Downloads available on all plans except Basic with ads. Just hours later, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt another blow to the Democratsthey would not intercede to extend the deadline for absentee ballots. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Misrepresentation can affect legislation at a federal level. And we woke up the next day and I saw a sight I didn't ever imagine seeing. It is not a comprehensive list. A lawyer turned private investigator takes on a missing person case, propelling him on an unexpected and life-altering quest. And that's what Vox's new Netflix special series Whose Vote Counts is about. Due to past gerrymandering, some states decided to use independent commissions to redraw lines, rather than the legislature. But second, that their vote isn't diluted or stolen through administrative error or fraud. Three of those states (Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) have done the same thing in past elections, and two others (California and Utah) have done something similar.. For the rest of the country, voters have to request a mail-in ballot and give a reason as to why they cannot vote in person; in four states, the pandemic is not a valid reason to vote by mail. It was a giant risk because so few people had ever voted absentee in our state. Heading into Election Day, a promising bloc of young voters students remains unpredictable, despite high registration rates. By 1985, that number would grow to nearly 4,000. If you look at the polling, they agree with other Americans that voter ID is a common sense reform. Whose Vote Counts, Explained was released on September 28, 2020, on Netflix. A drama series about the origins of the opioid crisis. Kathy Bernier was elected to the State Assembly the year Gov. She's so vibrant. I will not let you down. These are the ones that Trump has a problem with. The unsolicited ballots refer to the ones sent automatically to registered voters in nine different states, as well as Washington DC. And then what if somebody did get COVID, what does that look like? with a few exceptions, almost every lawsuit that's been filed have been unable to show that in fact it keeps people out of the polls. And so when people say "the north side," that's really code for "Black folks." I do believe that there is an attack on our democracy right now. What does this look like? Most of what's being fought over is the ability for voters to have access to the polls and for their votes to count. If youve been reading the news, you know that President Trump has, mail-in voting as a scam ahead of next months election. This makes it easier for younger people to register since they can easily do so when taking their road test at the DMV. But not every vote is created equal. MARC E. ELIAS, Attorney, Democratic Party: The DNC filed the initial lawsuit when it became clear that there were going to be serious problems with availability for voting. I don't have the time, the resources to do any kind of comprehensive list. Due to biases in the criminal justice system, poll taxes and literacy tests soon became common, preventing many Black and non-English speaking people who could not pass the test or afford the tax from voting. It was not just a bureaucratic burden. So to make sure I understand this clearly, you're saying that voter suppression does not happen in the United States? The Right to Vote: With George F. Will, Stacey Abrams, Carol Anderson, Carol Berkin. We're providing printed literature in there with phone numbers for folks to call us if they need help registering to vote, so that they feel empowered to vote. It snatched the covers off of it. Some states have created drop-off boxes to restore faith in the system. But as we were making this series, and the election season heated up, we were surprised at the new dimensions they took. But he ran into a roadblock with the Republican-controlled Legislature. The evidence does not show that. Why is the right to vote in America still a fight? Or requiring a witness address for an absentee ballot. It's considered one of the most important pieces of Civil Rights legislation ever passed, but by 5 to 4, the U.S. Supreme Court today took the teeth out of a law enacted nearly 50 years ago. We found that over 23,000 Wisconsin voters had their ballots rejected. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger Carol Anderson Carol Berkin Well, basically they felt it was important to have the election. This series explores voter suppression, campaign spending and how the system seems to be rigged to give some groups less powers . On March 17, when the governor announced that the election would proceed as scheduled, what was your immediate reaction? In the electoral college system, the candidate with a majority of votes in a state will receive all of the states electoral votes. As a divided America prepares to vote and fears of political violence continue, these FRONTLINE documentaries show how U.S. politics reached this moment. On the one hand, Obamas election was the fulfillment of the dreams of those who marched in Selma. Follow. Campaign Manager, Trump campaign: When you radically change the way people vote, what ends up happening is you create confusion, you create chaos and you disenfranchise voters because you're not allowing them to vote in the way they traditionally would. In a two-part documentary, FRONTLINE and Forbidden Films explore how the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group, was used on journalists, activists, the wife and fiance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others. Good morning, folks, and thanks for joining us on this Monday, April 6. But not every vote is created equal. Can you talk a little bit about your ideas around voter fraud and election integrity? This article relating to a non-fiction television series in the United States is a stub. The Democratic National Committee filed one of several lawsuits to make absentee voting easier, seeking to loosen requirements like voter ID and witness signatures, things that historically have been obstacles, especially for people of color. Like a lady on here that's a senior. Voters can stick to the traditional way of mailing it, or they can drop it off at secure drop-off boxes in their county. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. Throughout that hundred-year history between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights movement, the inability to vote is what shaped Black life. The Trump campaign has indicated it plans to launch more litigation. Last edited on 19 November 2022, at 00:44, "Whose Vote Counts, Explained review a star-endorsed exploration of a crucial topic", "Netflix's Whose Vote Counts, Explained Review: The Grim Reality of the Voting System", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whose_Vote_Counts,_Explained&oldid=1122684721, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 00:44. How did this come to be so prominent a part of the conversation, if as you say there's been scant evidence? So why don't you guys look at that and see what you make of it. Transcript Whose Vote Counts View film JELANI COBB, Correspondent: I'm a journalist and historian. The violence was broadcast into living rooms across the country, arousing the national conscience in the same way that images of George Floyds death would 55 years later. Videos Whose Vote Counts, Explained Trailer: Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episodes Whose Vote Counts, Explained Limited Series Release year: 2020 The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. Today's decision apparently clears the way for several high-profile laws to take effect, including stricter voter ID requirements, in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. Some states even allow voters to turn their ballots in at polling places on Election Day. Here you have the governor, in the morning, to issue an order to delay the election. Legislators knew at the time the law was passed that some Wisconsinites didn't have those forms of ID, they knew it was on the order of several hundred thousand people and they knew that people of color were even less likely to have those kinds of ID. But somebody that's running for mayor in that state, losing 10, 15 votes can make the difference for them. Why is it a scam all of a sudden if several states have used mail-in voting before? Voting is an American right, or at least we would like to believe it is. In Wisconsin, for decades considered a bastion of progressive politics, Republicans won both houses of the Legislature and a conservative Republican governor was elected. A Democratic governor and a Republican legislature were forcing people out in a pandemic, endangering public health. We have seen a lot of changes to election law over the past 10 years. Hey, how you doing? So you have polling locations across the state, and they're all local, so in these smaller communities, we know who the locals are. The presidential primary here is a go tomorrow. Take a look at how long the lines already are in Milwaukee of voters waiting to cast their ballots. Whose Vote Counts, Explained: Italy: Il voto in poche parole: Japan (Japanese title) "": Mexico: El poder del voto, en pocas palabras: Poland: Wyjaniamy: Czyj gos si liczy: Spain: Las elecciones, en pocas palabras: UK: Whose Vote Counts, Explained: USA: Whose Vote Counts, Explained The ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, otherwise somebody could cast their ballot on the day after the election.". Three of those states (Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) have done the same thing in past elections, and two others (California and Utah) have done something similar.. All of the episodes were super busy with color and transition too fast to different scenes.. As the country has become more divided, fraud and voter suppression have become part of each party's get-out-the-vote mechanism and inspiration and motivation to get its voters out. The big state race everyone was keeping an eye on. Well, actually that's not true of the majority of African Americans. If You Need a Refresher, Here's How Recounts Work. Do you agree with Desmond Meade, ex-felon from Florida, who argued that determining who had the right to vote was too much power in the hands of one . Albert, you can see thats him right there. I kind of debated back and forth between going to the polls, not going to the polls. Learn more about our use of cookies and information. Patrick Marley is one of the states preeminent political reporters, and we talked to him a lot as things were playing out. At every chance he got, he was talking about voter fraud, voter fraud. Americans vote at much. You can use your certified birth certificate, a pay stub and your Social Security. She was a leading proponent of the voter ID legislation. You almost have to be an attorney in order to understand how to register and vote successfully in Wisconsin. And those contacts help people to navigate a system that was designed to shut them out and help people to cast absentee votes. Only white men with money and land were allowed to vote back then. We are actively, physically and digitally a part of this global movement. I know she's not on here. And they certainly weren't interested in a mail ballot. But here's the problem: When you try to fundamentally alter a system by which people vote right before an election like Gov. The unsolicited ballots refer to the ones sent, to registered voters in nine different states, as well as Washington DC. College Vote Unpredictable Heading into Election Day. Three new Explained episodes on the ways our democracy is broken. Im celebrating social distance-wise [cheering] with my friends and my colleagues. I can tell you from that experience and being the co-chairman of a presidential commission on election administration in 2013 and 2014, where we looked for this, that the widespread fraud that would allow a conclusion of "elections are rigged" is not there. If youve been reading the news, you know that President Trump has denounced mail-in voting as a scam ahead of next months election. Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Art Direction by Series Production Management Series Animation Department Series Editorial Department See also They didn't want people to go out and vote, but I know I needed to. And then that's what's required for the ballot to be counted on Election Day. Hank Sanders was elected state senator in Alabama thanks to the Voting Rights Act. And then the witness signs, provides their address as well. The Democrats favorite, Jill Karofsky, had won, the unexpected result of the wave of absentee ballots. Whose Vote Counts, Explained (Limited Series) | Official Trailer | Netflix, Nepotism Babies Continue To Spark Controversy. Here's what could come next. Here are some takeaways from the series, which can help you learn about the complex history of the right to vote in the U.S., as well as ways to make sure your vote counts this upcoming election. . Look who, right there. [1] [2] Contents 1 Episodes 2 Release 3 References 4 External links Episodes [ edit] Release [ edit] Whose Vote Counts, Explained was released on September 28, 2020, on Netflix . And they started bringing all these cases to try to find these cases of voter fraud. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. So I think you can look at various moments in history, but to me the critical moment was the election of President Obama and the ensuing internal civil war within the Republican Party about what to do about it. You can watch all three episodes over on Netflix, launching on Monday, September 28. Only two states have same-day voter registration and North Dakota does not have a registration process. When you vote folks in office, you have a say-so on what you want your community to be. COVID-19 cases across the state continues to climb. It's a very bad system. Kansas voters sided with abortion rights in August. It happened in 2000 in the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and again in 2016 when President Trump lost the popular vote by roughly 3 million votes. Why are U.S. elections so awash with cash, and what does that money buy? A lot of Democrats believe you, too, should provide identification that you are who you say you are. Its tempting to see them as three distinct concerns, but they're inextricably linked to a legacy of inequality and an ongoing struggle. Videos Whose Vote Counts, Explained Trailer: Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episodes Whose Vote Counts, Explained Limited Series Release year: 2020 The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. One series that caught my eye was Whose Vote Counts Explained. And what's your response to that? Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India. I was born on Bloody Sunday. Learn more about our use of cookies and information. Hank Sanders represented the defendants in one such case brought by the U.S. attorney in Alabama at the time, Jeff Sessions. Whose Vote Counts, Explained is a three-part limited series that's a part of the larger Explained franchise produced by Vox. I've been involved in recounts and contests, which all involve kicking open the hood of the American engine to look at what happens in polling places. It started off as several hundred a day, quickly transitioned to several thousand, and then got up to as many as 10,000 in a single day in a system that had really previously been designed to accommodate maybe several hundred requests in a day. Wisconsin has been considered one of the key pivotal states for the election in November. STEPHEN STIRLING, Columbia Journalism Investigations: Sure. You can also contribute via. The seeds of all of that were laid by Hans von Spakovsky and other conservative activists dating all the way back to the 2000s and the George W. Bush Justice Department. States have a responsibility to run elections, and each has a different policy on mail-in ballots. Many of the experts we spoke to were hopeful that we may be at an inflection point heightened awareness and renewed will might have the power to bring about significant reform. The Vox docu-series explores the history of voter disenfranchisement and the right to vote in U.S. politics. The long struggle came to a head in 1965 with the march from Selma to Montgomery, which the future Congressman John Lewis helped organize. With Columbia Journalism Investigations and reporters from the USA TODAY NETWORK. As the legal battles worked their way through the courts, judges ruled against the Democrats' position one decision after another. Seeing the White House behind a chain-link fence, the fence itself a memorial to African Americans killed by police, made me think about the connections between Wisconsin, the countrys history of disenfranchisement and the coronavirus. Actually, in my district, it is not a partisan issue. Up to that point, the Department of Justice, particularly the voting section of the Department of Justice, was focused on enforcing the Voting Rights Act. More than 10% of those rejected ballots were from Milwaukee. That provision was called Section 5. For the three episodes in this series, The Right to Vote, Can You Buy an Election? and Whose Vote Counts, we combed through piles of studies, analyzed reams of data, and spoke to leading experts whove lived these systems from the inside. Vox continues solid work with Netflix on Whose Vote Counts, Explained, a three-episode primer on American democracy that seems more crucial now than ever. The series criticizes the outdated electoral college, explaining how the popular vote would be a fairer method to use in elections. Many voters are concerned about how they can safely vote and make sure their vote is counted. The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. From voter suppression to disenfranchisement, see the roadblocks that stop voices from being heard. 2. What I'm saying is that's a made-up term, OK? We are simultaneously faced with a global pandemic, climate change, systemic racism/inequality, and a lack of competent leadership in the White House. We continued to invest 14-, 16-, 18-hour workdays, all with the hope that that election ultimately would be postponed. According to Whose Vote Counts, Explained, 18 of the 25 countries with the highest turnout rates hold elections on weekends, unlike the U.S. Belgium, Australia, Mexico and Greece consider voting to be a duty similar to jury duty. Lets face it: this upcoming election is unlike any other. Our starting point: March 17, the day Wisconsin said the coronavirus pandemic would not affect its upcoming primary election, scheduled for just three weeks away. But when I was at the Justice Department, I worked in the Civil Rights Division, and my job there was enforcing federal voting rights laws, including the Voting Rights Act. Media has a responsibility to better the world andHollywood Insiderwill continue to do so., More Interesting Stories FromHollywood Insider, Do you know the hidden messages in Call Me By Your Name? I know what I saw during the '60s. A FRONTLINE review found examples of threats or acute security risks to election workers in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. Unless Congress can rework that formula. Although a presidents term is only four years, the Supreme Court justices he or she selects serve for life, often for decades after the presidents term ends. And when people in the Bush administration got in there, very ideological, very right-wing people, they began to change the mandate of the Department of Justice from instead of protecting voters who were facing disenfranchisement, they started talking about voter fraud. In the beginning, voting was a privilege that only white male property owners could have. And for him not to be counted, it justit's doing something to me. Browse more videos. The final margin was over 10 points, and if someone had told me before the election that we were going to win by more than 10 points, I would have told them they were absolutely crazy. In America, some votes count more than others, and the balance of power is unequal. We decided to go 100% virtual and to focus 100% on helping people cast absentee ballots. Whose Vote Counts, Explained - Se1 - Ep01 - The Right to Vote HD Watch HD Deutsch On top of that, Ellis said, even making small changes like the location of a polling place required time-consuming paperwork and costly legal fees, a hardship for the county. In Wisconsin, Scott Walker and the Republicans began passing a flurry of new voting laws. Whose Vote Counts, Explained Episode 1 - Right to Vote Directions: Watch the Netflix show here and answer the questions as you go. that's what the Voting Rights Act was intended to stop, and it does. The documentary miniseries, produced by Vox Media and distributed by Netflix, examines the various aspects of democracy in the United States, the way our representatives are selected and the history He has no idea what he's talking about. If youre not aware of which one is which between Trump and Joe Biden, then youve got some work to do. We found the names of residents who had their ballots rejected and showed them to Melody and Danell. The 15th amendment, made following the Civil War, defends peoples right to vote from race-based discrimination but said nothing about education, economic status or criminal history. The visuals from Vox are incredible and well . Most estimates were that Black and Hispanic voters in Wisconsin were twice as likely as white voters not to have one of the approved forms of identification. I've[laughs] I think that's not a fair statement. Because it wasn't postmarked by April 7, it wasn't counted in the election. One of them said, its a rigged game, so dont play. While I agree that the electoral college should be discontinued, I dont think that disagreeing with it justifies somebody not voting. At the end of the day, when you look at the problems, they're in the large, urban areas. How does the system work, and can it be fixed? We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Every safeguard that's put in place, well-intentioned it may be, is another thing that a voter has to deal with or another thing that an election official has to deal with. Hans von Spakovsky. Its been a roller coaster in the last few hours. But is France truly ready for a Black president? Whose Vote Counts, Explained S01 E01. The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. The response was, "If I would have done it three weeks before it would have been the same result." The law barred voting discrimination and originally targeted seven Southern states that had a pattern of disenfranchisement. Ninety minutes away, in suburban Oconomowoc, municipal clerk Diane Coenen explained what she tried to do to prepare her towns polling station. But the idea that absentee ballots were susceptible to widespread fraud would live on. In the April primary, these Wisconsin voters faced barriers to casting their ballots. What they said was that voter fraud does occur in the U.S. and it could make a difference in a close election. Voting is really on the bottom when you're dealing with life and trying to provide for you and your children. Unlike other places, where the Trump campaign has pursued statewide recounts, the Wisconsin request was limited to Dane and Milwaukee Counties, where Biden held solid leads. Are Aging Politicians and Supreme Court a Rising Gerontocracy. Voting is mandatory and those who do not may be fined or have to go to court. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. A youth center leader from the suburbs of Paris becomes a candidate in the presidential election. Wait a minute, wait a minute. People print them and then they sign them and they give them in. Running for office is expensive, but deep pockets alone can't secure a win. Sign up for the Ive had conversations with peers where they explained why they wont vote because of the electoral college, and how it gives certain states an unfair amount of power. The Electoral College. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. With so much at stake in Wisconsin, the national parties joined the fight. Just a reminder, that the Black Lives Matter movement is about more than just police brutality and extends into banking, housing, education, medical, infrastructure, etc. What specifically did they say in response to those proposals? Rather than gossip, he focuses on how events in the entertainment world reflect on society at large. 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Castro-Huerta, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Video Gaming Her Way into Young Voters Hearts. We dont need to be trying to have an election in the middle of a pandemic. Republican lawmakers almost immediately sue. The United States Postal Service lacks much-needed funding, leaving voters feeling uncertain about mailing their ballots. How can the system be fixed? Well, the most important thing for you to understand is it's just a sampling of cases, OK? She's one of the fanciest ladies in the neighborhood and all of this. With our colleagues at Columbia Journalism Investigations and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today, we examined the results. Now we actually understand how much work goes into disenfranchising people. WHOSE VOTE COUNTS, EXPLAINED explores different aspects of the United States's national elections. [Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Mark Phillips, narrated by Christina Greer]. His ultimate goal is to help the reader learn something new. But like the Voting Rights Act itself, a backlash followed. As the coronavirus upends their lives, two detectives doggedly pursue those responsible for an abduction they realize is part of a sinister pattern. In the end, the jury found nothing they did had broken the law. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Wisconsin Recount Targets 2 Democratic Strongholds, Home to Black and Hispanic Voters, Threats to Election Officials Piled Up as President Trump Refused to Concede, As Biden Clinches Pennsylvania, Securing a Presidential Win, the Trump Campaign Promises More Litigation, Election Commission 'Not Aware of Any Irregularities' as Trump Campaign Calls for Wisconsin Recount. The series is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, and John Legend. A president winning the electoral college but not the popular vote has become increasingly common. These 16 FRONTLINE documentaries offer context on some of the biggest challenges the new administration faces. 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