CLEVELAND — In a few weeks, my husband and I will celebrate our first year of marriage. Looking back on the weeks leading up to our big day, one persistent, unsettling thought refused to let go. It had nothing to do with the wedding, but rather, my right to vote.
I wrestled with the choice of taking my husband’s last name and how this may impede my ability to practice my civic duty. Most brides do not consider this, but having been in the voting-rights space for over a decade, my fears were warranted.
For years, anti-voting actors have chipped away at pro-voter policies, using red-herring arguments like those villainizing immigrants, all in an effort to limit who can cast a ballot…