The Entrenched Erosion of Meaningful Participation in US Elections

The right to vote is a social determinant of health.1 Voting is pivotal for community self-determination and to elect policymakers who will address structural inequalities and protect lowresourced and minoritized communities. in this issue, Rushovich et al. (p. 300) found that gaining the right to v...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2024-03, Vol.114 (3), p.294-296
Main Author: Pomeranz, Jennifer L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apportionment
Campaign contributions
Citizenship
Civil rights
District courts
Elections
Federal court decisions
First Amendment-US
Infant mortality
Judicial reviews
Legislation
Native peoples
PAC
Policy making
Political action committees
Political appointments
Politics
Post offices
Primaries & caucuses
Public health
Redistricting
Self determination
State elections
State laws
Voters
Voting
Voting rights
Voting Rights Act
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Summary:The right to vote is a social determinant of health.1 Voting is pivotal for community self-determination and to elect policymakers who will address structural inequalities and protect lowresourced and minoritized communities. in this issue, Rushovich et al. (p. 300) found that gaining the right to vote under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was associated with reduced Black infant deaths. Indeed, the Department of Justice referred to the VRA as "the single most effective piece of civil rights legislation passed by Congress."2 Congress enacted the VRA to correct more than a century of disenfranchisement and prohibit states from restricting the right to vote in a discriminatory manner.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2023.307567