The right to vote must be as real in practice as it is on paper. Many hard-fought and hard-won advances have too often been countered by violent opposition, and deliberate schemes to deny the franchise to people of color, which continue right up to the present day. We must be vigilant in defending these past gains.

But even a full and unencumbered right to cast a vote doesn’t result in meaningful representation for all if it’s cast under an unfair voting system.

What comes next?

We need voting rights and representation for all.