Voting is administered differently across thousands of cities and counties — which handle federal, state and local races on their ballots. Tony Carter of Milwaukee, 65, was told in 2018 that he didn't qualify for a voter ID card. Black voter participation rates in Mississippi plummeted, from 67 per cent in the 1860s to just 4.3 per cent in 1955. The University of Wisconsin's Barry Burden, who specializes in the effect of election law on vote results, said he fears ballot access problems will be worse this year. A new ID law is tied up in court, and will not be used in this election.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 07:52 UTC