Does Every Vote Still Count?

In every election cycle, urging people to vote is usually accompanied by the standard argument that “every vote counts.”Technically, that’s true. The Supreme Court overturned the case not because the Arizona laws were found not to violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, but because the numbers affected were small. But that’s just part and parcel of the Roberts court’s ongoing attempt to undermine voting rights in this country, starting with Shelby County v. Holder, which gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013 by removing the “pre-clearance” mandate. That’s certainly a safer assumption when one of the two major U.S. parties is actively working—in full view—to undermine voting rights in several states. ShareChris Winters is a senior editor at YES!, where he specializes in covering democracy and the economy.