To the editor: Two-thirds of California voters in a current ballot imagine American democracy is beneath assault (“Californians say democracy is in peril, state should enact voting rights protections, poll shows,” April 2). Amid relentless assaults on our voting rights on the federal stage by the hands of President Trump — together with efforts to impose strict voter ID legal guidelines, require proof of citizenship and, as not too long ago as this week, prohibit mail-in voting — the battle for voting rights is shifting decisively to the states. Entry to the poll and the integrity of our elections are more and more in danger, and on this midterm 12 months, California should be ready.
Concentrate: These measures aren’t summary coverage debates. They’re direct threats to our democracy. The appropriate to vote ought to stay sacrosanct, not a partisan challenge illustrated in a ballot.
California has lengthy set the usual for shielding voter entry. If we fail to take significant motion, we open the door to the erosion of our basic rules.
In spite of everything, as California goes, so goes the nation.
Lana Abbasi, Riverside
