With this November’s Election Day behind us, we wanted to reach out to say thank you.
We’ll soon be digging into the numbers coming out of last night and using what we learn to continue empowering voters to make their voices heard. In particular, we’ll examine how Georgia’s massive voter suppression law, SB 202, impacted access to the ballot.
In the meantime, here’s what we know for sure: This election was a testament to the undeniable strength of our movement. You went all out to help elect pro-voter candidates up and down the ballot, and we could not be more grateful.
But our work to protect and expand the freedom to vote — particularly for young voters and people of color who’ve been historically shut out of the process — is far from over.
We’ve now officially entered the 2024 election cycle. Tonight, 5 candidates will take the stage for the third Republican presidential debate — and we have to be ready for anything.
No matter what they say to try and win votes, we know where they truly stand:
- As Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley signed a burdensome and restrictive voter ID law that the Department of Justice attempted to block, deeming that it was too discriminatory. She also denounced Congress’ For the People Act, which aimed to create federal standards to improve voting access for the first time since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, claiming that it was “unconstitutional and unwise.”
- As Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis has signed several extreme voter suppression bills into law — including purging eligible voters from the rolls and creating a special law enforcement unit to investigate so-called “election crimes.” He also fought to pass a congressional map that intentionally eliminated a district historically held by Black Democrats, which would have taken away critical representation for Black voters from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.
- And while he might not be on stage tonight, we all know that Donald Trump is the Election-Denier-in-Chief. He’s been indicted for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election by leading a criminal conspiracy to rob Georgia voters of their voice in our democracy. And his efforts to undermine our elections have unleashed an unprecedented era of election denial, anti-voter laws, and attacks on our democracy — all in service of delusional attempts to hold onto power by any means necessary.
We can’t let any of these candidates become president (again). As we look back on this election cycle and look ahead to 2024, we’ll keep holding them and other anti-voter politicians accountable — but we need your help to make it all possible.
Will you make a $20 donation to Fair Fight today to help fund research and other work as we analyze voter access in this election cycle, apply takeaways for 2024, and keep holding anti-voter politicians accountable?
Thank you for being a part of this grassroots movement,
Fair Fight
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