By Nitya Gupta ‘23, Social Justice Writer While Election Day 2020 will be remembered for Joe Biden’s victory for the highest office in the land, it also marked a historic win for felons and ex-convicts with the passing of Proposition 17 in California. Prop. 17–a state constitutional amendment that allows people on parole for felonies…

By Navyaa Jain ‘23, Social Justice Writer On November 3rd, 2020, for the first time in 100 years, a record number of Americans—nearly 160 million—voted in the presidential election. While the country had millions of people turn out to vote on Election Day, the pandemic caused many to vote early through mail-in ballots. This option…

By Katie Powers ‘22, Social Justice Writer Voter suppression is one of the most large-scale aspects of the systematic disenfranchisement of  minorities in America. In the 2020 election, this took several forms, one significant example being voter registration requirements.  Possibly the highest-impact registration requirement is that of photo identification. Thirty-six states across the country require…