Three approaches were debated during the Constitutional Convention: election by Congress, selection by state legislatures and a popular election—though the right to vote was generally restricted to white, landowning men.
Despite all the challenges to this year’s election—long lines, calls for voter intimidation, baseless claims of fraud—voting is a fundamental civil right.
Black Church-led campaigns to expand and protect voting among African American reaches back to the years following the Civil War. At political forums held in churches, clergy educated congregants on political issues, regularly running for elected office themselves.
The U.S. has held elections in worse times than now, but this year brings daunting challenges to voting. Here, academic experts describe five major threats to election 2020—and one shares tips to make sure your vote is counted anyway.
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