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Conyers Introduces Anti-Vote Caging Bill

HeadlineJan 18, 2008
On Capitol Hill, House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers has introduced a bill that would ban “vote caging.” “Caging” is an election suppression tactic that seeks to bar voters by challenging their eligibility. Republicans have been accused of maintaining caging lists skewed towards people of color, predominantly African Americans.
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