{"id":101457,"date":"2020-10-30T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:52:00","slug":"the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  The nation\u2019s eviction crisis could make voting more difficult for some Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28ce667c00f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28ce667c00f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/#People_who_have_been_displaced_by_evictions_may_need_to_re-register_to_vote_%E2%80%94_and_theres_a_significant_chance_they_arent_aware_of_that_fact\" >People who have been displaced by evictions may need to re-register to vote \u2014 and there\u2019s a significant chance they aren\u2019t aware of that fact.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/#Evictions_are_still_happening_despite_state_local_and_federal_bans_That_can_lead_to_homelessness_for_some_tenants_which_can_make_it_difficult_to_vote\" >Evictions are still happening, despite state, local and federal bans. That can lead to homelessness for some tenants, which can make it difficult to vote.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/#Evicted_Americans_may_need_to_re-register_%E2%80%94_but_many_states_have_already_closed_registration\" >Evicted Americans may need to re-register \u2014 but many states have already closed registration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/#The_pandemic_has_complicated_efforts_to_get_out_the_vote\" >The pandemic has complicated efforts to get out the vote<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-nations-eviction-crisis-could-make-voting-more-difficult-for-some-americans\/#Jacob_Passy\" >Jacob Passy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  The nation\u2019s eviction crisis could make voting more difficult for some Americans<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_who_have_been_displaced_by_evictions_may_need_to_re-register_to_vote_%E2%80%94_and_theres_a_significant_chance_they_arent_aware_of_that_fact\"><\/span>\n  People who have been displaced by evictions may need to re-register to vote \u2014 and there\u2019s a significant chance they aren\u2019t aware of that fact.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000050246\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        renoImageFormat-\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:67.65625%;\" data-mobile-ratio=\"67.65625%\" data-layout-ratio=\"67.65625%\" data-subtype=\"\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=140&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 140w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=540&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 540w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=620&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 620w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=700&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 700w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=860&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 860w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=1260&amp;size=1.4780600461893765 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px,\n(max-width: 540px) 500px,\n(max-width: 620px) 580px,\n(max-width: 700px) 660px,\n(max-width: 860px) 820px,\n1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=620&amp;size=1.4780600461893765\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-252073?width=1260&amp;size=1.4780600461893765\" alt=\"\" title=\"Evictions are still happening, despite state, local and federal bans. That can lead to homelessness...\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evictions_are_still_happening_despite_state_local_and_federal_bans_That_can_lead_to_homelessness_for_some_tenants_which_can_make_it_difficult_to_vote\"><\/span>Evictions are still happening, despite state, local and federal bans. That can lead to homelessness for some tenants, which can make it difficult to vote.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n             Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Americans without housing often face unique challenges exercising their right to vote, as thousands of people who were recently evicted could soon discover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Officially, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia allow homeless people to register to vote. Over the years, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalhomeless.org\/projects\/vote\/court.html\" class=\"icon none\">a range of court decisions<\/a> across the country has ensured the right to vote for people without housing. And in cases where a state does require citizens to provide an address to register, homeless individuals could instead provide the address of a shelter or even the cross-streets where someone typically sleeps to do so.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cEvery state allows homeless people to vote,\u201d said Brian Miller, executive director of Nonprofit Vote, a nonprofit organization that works to encourage voting. \u201cSome states even have a box where you can draw where you live rather than write an address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But people who don\u2019t have a home face myriad practical challenges in getting their registration squared away and then being able to vote on Election Day. \u201cWhen you become homeless, the chances of you losing your documents increase exponentially,\u201d said Kat Calvin, founder and executive director of Spread the Vote, a voter mobilization organization based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Without a safe place to store things, paperwork such as birth certificates can go missing or get destroyed. And without those documents, registering to vote can be close to impossible.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, 36 states require voters to present some form of ID to be able to vote. Homeless people may not have the necessary form of ID, Calvin said. Finding a way to access the internet to learn about the requirements to register is another challenge. <\/p>\n<p>Then there are the psychological barriers and stresses that homeless people often face, which may cause voting in an election to take a backseat. \u201cIt\u2019s very traumatic to be homeless, so you may not be prioritizing voting,\u201d said Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless in New York. \u201cYou may be more worried about where you\u2019re going to get you next meal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But now with the COVID-19 pandemic, a new host of challenges for thousands of voters has cropped up, homeless and voting-rights advocates said. \u201cSome voters will be disenfranchised this election year when they lose access to their old mailing addresses,\u201d said  Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evicted_Americans_may_need_to_re-register_%E2%80%94_but_many_states_have_already_closed_registration\"><\/span>Evicted Americans may need to re-register \u2014 but many states have already closed registration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Tens of thousands of Americans have been kicked out of their<br \/>\nhomes during the coronavirus pandemic, in spite of the host of national, state<br \/>\nand local eviction moratoriums that have been in effect.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>The Eviction Lab at Princeton University tracks eviction filings for 24 cities across the country. Since the pandemic reached the U.S. in mid-March, landlords have filed for nearly 93,000 evictions across those cities, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/evictionlab.org\/eviction-tracking\/\" class=\"icon none\">according to the organization\u2019s data<\/a>. This includes evictions in cities located in hotly-contested states including Houston (more than 13,700 filings), Phoenix (more than 13,670 filings) and Tampa, Fla. (nearly 5,000 filings). <\/p>\n<p>Other data suggests that many landlords may have ramped up their efforts to file for eviction against tenants who are behind on their rent in recent weeks. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has recorded some 11,500 eviction filings by private-equity firms and other corporate landlords since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a nationwide eviction moratorium at the beginning of September. Over 4,000 of these filings have occurred in the month of October since the CDC issued clarifying guidance regarding the moratorium.<\/p>\n<p>Research <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nlchp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ProtectTenants2018.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">has documented<\/a> the relationship between evictions and homelessness. A 2017 study in New York City found that eviction was the second leading cause of homelessness among families with children, with 33% of homeless families citing it as the primary reason. And a 2001 national study reported that roughly two out of five homeless people who rely on homeless assistance programs lost their access to housing through involuntary displacement. <\/p>\n<p>Many of the people who were displaced by COVID-related evictions may need to re-register to vote \u2014 and there\u2019s a significant chance they aren\u2019t aware of that fact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of these families are experiencing homelessness for<br \/>\nthe first time in their lives,\u201d Miller said. \u201cIf you\u2019re living within the same<br \/>\nprecinct in most cases you still can vote, but if you move across town you\u2019re<br \/>\nsupposed to re-register every time you move. And that includes when you\u2019re<br \/>\nfacing an eviction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only 21 states plus the District of Columbia allow for<br \/>\nsame-day voter registration. All of these states require a voter to present<br \/>\nproof of their identity, and in some of these states voters must bring proof of<br \/>\naddress as well. In the 29 states that don\u2019t allow residents to register on the<br \/>\nspot when they go to vote, the deadline to register may have passed many weeks<br \/>\nago.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_has_complicated_efforts_to_get_out_the_vote\"><\/span>The pandemic has complicated efforts to get out the vote<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Advocates for the homeless do a lot of work to encourage<br \/>\npeople without housing to exercise their right to vote. But the pandemic has<br \/>\nupended many of the traditional ways organizations encourage voting.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers at homeless shelters will often do in-person<br \/>\neducation to help the shelter\u2019s residents learn about how to vote, but shelters<br \/>\nhave seen their numbers of volunteers dwindle as a result of the pandemic,<br \/>\nCalvin said.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation is another area of concern. \u201cPeople experiencing<br \/>\nhomelessness frequently don\u2019t have their own transportation,\u201d Calvin said. \u201cProviding<br \/>\nrides has become a nightmare because how do we keep everyone COVID-safe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And some measures that states have adopted to make voting<br \/>\nsafer from a public-health perspective provide little help to people without<br \/>\nhousing. For instance, multiple states have sent mail ballots to registered<br \/>\nvoters automatically this year.<\/p>\n<p>But someone who is homeless may have used a non-mailing<br \/>\naddress to register, or an address they don\u2019t readily have access to. \u201cIn<br \/>\nCalifornia they\u2019re mailing ballots to everybody, but they\u2019re not mailing<br \/>\nballots if they don\u2019t have an address,\u201d Calvin said. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jacob Passy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jacob_Passy\"><\/span>Jacob Passy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B21004575-02D4-D4B5-4572-DC4461CAE267%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# The nation\u2019s eviction crisis could make voting more difficult for some Americans &#8221; People who have been displaced by evictions may need to re-register to vote \u2014 and there\u2019s a significant chance they aren\u2019t aware of that fact. 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