LinkLinks DCist: Amid A Wave Of Legislation Suppressing The Vote, The D.C. Region Makes Significant Strides In Expanding Access By Editor On Aug 27, 2021 Last updated Aug 27, 2021 16 Share This weekend’s March On For Washington and Voting Rights and the Make Good Trouble Rally are expected to bring thousands to the National Mall to demand expanded access to the vote. The march comes amid a wave of legislation in majority-Republican state legislatures that seeks to make voting more difficult. But in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, the story has been the exact opposite: legislators have actually passed significant expansions to voting rights — particularly for currently and formerly incarcerated people — this year. 16 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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