• Voter ID requirements: According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 36 states now have voter ID laws. She has called Kemp an “architect of voter suppression,” and Abrams used her now-famous non-concession speech of Nov. 16, 2018 to launch Fair Fight Action with Groh-Wargo. In addition to monitoring voter suppression initiatives from Republican-controlled state legislatures, voting rights advocates worry about identifying and curbing stealth tactics by local election officials. “So many of these restrictions fall disproportionately on these communities that have been growing in strength over the last decade or so—voters of color, young voters, voters with disabilities,” adds Lakin. Advocates urge individual voters to help counter voter suppression by:• Checking your voter registration early and often to make sure it’s up to date.