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Happy Women’s History Month! We hope this edition of the New Pennsylvania Project eBlast finds you well.
Please take a few moments to check out all the important news you can use, recent events, and other resources as we head towards the April primary and November general elections.
** Courts Corner #CourtsMatter
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Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April ([link removed])
* Three judges on the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., unanimously sided with prosecutors this month."We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter," the U.S. circuit judges wrote. Doing so, they said, "would collapse our system of separated powers by placing the President beyond the reach of all three branches," NPR reports. ([link removed])
Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says ([link removed])
* The turnout gap between white and nonwhite voters in the U.S. is growing fastest in jurisdictions that were stripped of a federal civil rights-era voting protection a decade ago, according to a new study, NPR reports. ([link removed])
GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states ([link removed])
* Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before Election Day, national Republicans are working to convince their voters to take advantage of mail and early voting this year, Tennessee Lookout reports ([link removed]) .
Pennsylvania court rules electronic voting data is not subject to release under public records law ([link removed])
* Spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot cast are not subject to public scrutiny, a Pennsylvania court ruled yesterday in a case that began with a request for the “cast vote records” by an election researcher, The Associated Press reports. ([link removed])
** Social of the Week
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Congratulations to New Pennsylvania Project & New PA Project Education Fund’s own Kadida Kenner for making the City & State PA 2024 Black Trailblazers List! Check out the full list here ([link removed]) . #ExpandTheElectorate
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** News You Can Use
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Billboards blaming Trump for Alabama’s IVF ruling are going up in Philadelphia ([link removed])
* Billboards slamming former President Donald Trump over a recent Alabama State Supreme Court ruling, which has threatened access to in-vitro fertilization, are going up in battleground states — including Pennsylvania. The Democratic National Committee is paying for billboards in the Philadelphia area, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh, as part of a national campaign that seeks to connect Trump’s role in the overturning of Roe v. Wade to the state court ruling last week that held that embryos have the same legal protections as children,” Philadelphia Inquirer reports. ([link removed])
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado 14th Amendment ruling, clearing Trump for ballot ([link removed])
* Former President Donald Trump must be placed on Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday, striking down a holding by the Colorado Supreme Court, The Capital-Star reports. ([link removed])
Laurie MacDonald ends Democratic bid for PA12, launches GOP write-in campaign ([link removed])
* Laurie MacDonald, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh-based nonprofit Center for Victims, has ended her campaign as a Democrat for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, but is launching a write-in effort as a Republican, the Capital-Star reports. ([link removed])
Wavering Black voters: Biden is flawed — and Trump is unacceptable ([link removed])
* Months of polling has shown a segment Black voters, a key part of President Joe Biden’s base, souring on his performance and growing more open to voting against the Democrat than in any recent presidential election, NBC News reports. ([link removed])
Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds ([link removed])
* The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court decision in 2013 changed that, according to a new analysis, The New York Times reports. ([link removed])
What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania? ([link removed])
* An initiative to pull votes away from President Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries to make a point about Gaza will be tested on Tuesday, and a Pennsylvania-specific effort is underway, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. ([link removed])
Here's everything you need to know to vote in Pennsylvania | WNEP Election Guide 2024 ([link removed])
* The Pennsylvania Municipal Election is Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Here's everything you need to know about the candidates and voting in Pennsylvania in 2024, WNEP reports. ([link removed])
** Previous Events
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On Monday night, NPP sponsored 1HOOD Power Hour virtual candidate forum feautring the candidates running for Pennsylvania House District-34 (HD-34) Abigail Salisbury and Ashley Comans. Stay tuned for more candidate forums to stay in-the-know ahead of the April 23rd primary election. If you missed this forum, a playback of the recording is available on YouTube ([link removed]) .
** 2024 Important Primary Election Dates
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April 8: Last day to register to vote in the primary election vote.pa.gov/register
April 16: Last day to apply for a mail ballot vote.pa.gov/applymailballot
April 23: Completed mail ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. vote.pa.gov/county
April 23: Election Day. Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.vote.pa.gov/polls
** Help Us Expand The Electorate
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We're on a mission to register new voters in the Commonwealth and expand the electorate.
Help us prepare for the upcoming primary and general elections in 2024!
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The 2024 General Election is just around the corner but there is much work to be done — and we can’t do it alone! New Pennsylvania Project is on a mission to register 60,000 voters from across the Commonwealth, with a focus on reaching those from underserved and underrepresented communities. We can’t do that, however, without your continued support. If you haven’t yet, please consider clicking the button below and investing just a few dollars in these efforts.
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Thank you for taking the time to stay informed. We'll be back in two weeks with the latest edition.
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