As such, the right to vote should be secured and safeguarded for all citizens. Policies that inhibit the exercise of this right be they unfriendly voting hours, inaccessible voting places, and cumbersome requirements can serve to undermine participation in the electoral process. Accordingly, reforms should be analyzed in light of their likely impact on voter participation and turnout. It is also important to assess how proposals affect people who are poor or marginalized from the process in other ways. We are among the nation's leaders in this regard.
Voting is a serous matter.
Equally serious is the prospect that reforms may affect participation of some more than others.