Voting Rights Act Of 1965

The Voting Rights Acts of 1965 remains one of the most essential voter rights the legislation ever enacted by Congress. The act itself has had far reaching by not only voters, but by states across the South. Since the voting rights act of 1965, several states has seen voter registration by black’s double in the state of Georgia, tripled in the state of Alabama, a rose almost 800 percent in the state of Mississippi. Today, in the South, we see the voter percentage rates almost equal to that of white voters.
Since then, voter registration laws have been enacted or extended throughout the states in the South. In 2011, state legislatures nationwide introduced a record number of restrictions to voting. Examples include photo id requirements, cuts to early voting and restrictions to voting registration. Several of the state in question have histories of discrimination, and are covered under the voter registration act.
According to the ACLU, students, blacks, people with disabilities, and the elderly are under attack nationwide to exercise their right to vote, as states pass voter id laws. In my opinion, the issue should be put to rest. This day and time everyone has some form of identification. In order to do any kind of financial banking, board a plane or train, or even buy certain items, an id is required. Even students in our public schools are issued picture id’s that can be used as a form of