disfranchisement

1. Removal of the franchise, or right to vote.

Example Sentences

They use “states' rights” to defend slavery and, later on, ex-Confederates use it to defend Jim Crow and disfranchisement.

From Salon

Across the country, states have varying laws on felony disfranchisement, but an estimated 5.85 million Americans with prior felony convictions are barred from voting.

From The Guardian

“This Court’s inaction continues a trend of condoning disfranchisement,” she added.

From Washington Post

Sotomayor wrote in dissent that the Supreme Court’s action prevents thousands of otherwise eligible voters from casting ballots “simply because they are poor,” adding that the decision “continues a trend of condoning disfranchisement.”

From Reuters

“This court’s inaction continues a trend of condoning disfranchisement. Ironically, this court has wielded Purcell as a reason to forbid courts to make voting safer during a pandemic,” she wrote.

From The Guardian