Messages to Disenfranchise Voters of Color

This tactic comes in many forms, tweaking a single piece of information to keep people away from the poles. Sometimes it's hey, tex, this number to vote by text. There is not a state in the nation that permits voting by text. This is not real. You may also see news that kno, candidate x has dropped out of the election last minute. Oh, what a shame. Or candidate y has already won. All of it is designed to keep you from voting. Another approach here in tems of messaging is intimidation, which often primarily targets historically marginalized groups. So for example, ice had to publicly refute rumors on social media that they would be conducting enforcement operations at polling