Reading Freely: Enfranchising Maryland During An Era Of Disenfranchisement

Oct 21, 2022

Our vote is a fundamental freedom and our democracy is threatened without real access to everyone. The ACLU of Maryland has long worked to stop voter disenfranchisement in all its forms.

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Our vote is a fundamental freedom and our democracy is threatened without real access to everyone. The ACLU of Maryland has long worked to stop voter disenfranchisement in all its forms.

In this audio version of the written blog of the same name, learn how tactics of ballot exclusion have evolved over the years, and how the path to overcoming this ailment and expanding fundamental suffrage is no modern idea.

Produced and read by: Nehemiah Bester, communications strategist at ACLU of Maryland

This podcast was recorded on Piscataway land.


Catch Reading Freely bonus content on Thinking Freely, ACLU of Maryland's podcast that informs Marylanders about what's happening politically – from the courts to the streets – so they can get involved and realize a more equitable Maryland for all.

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