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Definition

Voter suppression consists of legal and illegal strategies employed to prevent eligible voters from exercising their right to vote. It can manifest through laws and tactics that disproportionately affect minority groups, low-income communities, and younger voters.

Related terms

Gerrymandering:

The manipulation of electoral boundaries to favor one party over another, affecting political power distribution and often undermining fair representation.

Voter ID Laws: Regulations requiring voters to present specific forms of identification at the polls, which can disproportionately impact voters from marginalized communities.

Poll Taxes: Historically, fees charged for voting that effectively disenfranchised poor and minority voters until outlawed by the 24th Amendment in 1964