Thursday February 27th
2-4PM
1632 N 29th St, Philadelphia, PA
19121

Join the affiliated organization, NPPEF, as they celebrate our communities with free cookies and hot cocoa!

Learn more about how the courts affect your rights and why your vote matters in the upcoming election!

Thursday February 27th
6:30-7:30PM
Online via Zoom

How do the courts affect our rights and freedoms?  Why should we be involved in judicial elections?

We will be hosting our third virtual town hall alongside Why Courts Matter - Pennsylvania, focusing on the importance of our federal courts and the role elected officials play in nominating and confirming judges.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Sues Trump Administration To Release Over $3 Billion in Federal Funds

"Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a Jan. 27 memo announcing a funding freeze for federal government agencies and quickly rescinded the memo two days later. However, the administration clarified that the funding freeze was still in effect, pursuant to the previous executive orders Trump issued regarding federal department and agency spending."

DOGE Blocked From Treasury Data After Another Lawsuit

"Elon Musk’s DOGE is blocked from accessing Treasury systems that contain personal and sensitive date for millions of people."

RNC Asks SCOTUS To Take Up Appeal To Restrict Provisional Voting in Pennsylvania

"The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of an October 2024 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision allowing voters to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their timely received mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake."

SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans

"If enacted, it would devastate voter registration while disenfranchising tens of millions of eligible American citizens. More than 21 million American citizens don’t have these documents readily available, according to survey data. But the SAVE Act would likely adversely affect far more Americans than the data suggests. Many might not have noticed how broadly the bill could apply."

Married Women Could Be Stopped From Voting Under SAVE Act

"The SAVE Act does not include proof of name change or a marriage certificate as acceptable proof of identity. This could be vital for married women with a birth certificate that does not match their current legal name."

Huntington Beach Attorney Behind Voter ID Law Defense Appointed to DOJ Civil Rights Division

"Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates, who defended the city’s local voter ID law from a challenge by California Democratic officials, was appointed to be the deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division." 

On February 11th, founding CEO Kadida Kenner was a special guest in conversation with PA Megaphone on the importance of PA’s upcoming judicial elections in 2025.

Pennsylvania voters are powerful. Pennsylvania is one of only seven states in the entire country that elects all of its judges and justices in partisan elections.

Staff members of the affiliated organization, New PA Project Education Fund (NPPEF), continue to provide voters with civic education across the Commonwealth.
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We know our communities are often pressed for time, so we're trying to make voter registration as easy as possible for them. By meeting people at locations where there is often downtime between errands—such as laundromats—we're making civic education more accessible.

Trump Administration Asks SCOTUS to Uphold Firing of Special Counsel
"President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the recent dismissal of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the office of the special counsel (OSC) — the nation’s top independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency."

How Trump citizenship orders could affect Native Americans

"As President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship faces multiple legal challenges, some tribal members are concerned the U.S. Justice Department is using a Supreme Court case that denied Native Americans U.S. citizenship in the 1800s to justify the president's position."

Explainer: Are Trump's mass firings of federal workers legal?

"Donald Trump has moved to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce and mass terminations have already begun at several U.S. government agencies. But a tangled web of laws and regulations around hiring and firing government employees could mire Trump's efforts in lawsuits and delays. Here is a look at Trump's actions so far and the legal obstacles he could face in downsizing the 2.3 million-strong civilian federal workforce."

Democracy works best when it works for everyone.

That is why we want to hear about the issues you care about the most in 2025.

If you haven't done so yet, please, take a couple minutes to let us know how we can continue to empower our communities to get out and vote in ALL elections!

Important Links:

PA Department of State Website

Return Your Ballot

Track Your Ballot
Find Your Polling Place

Voter Hotlines:

Voter Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE

DOS PA Voter Hotline: 1-877-VOTESPA

Spanish/English Hotline: 1-866-VE-Y-VOTA

Asian Languages Hotline: 1-888-API-VOTE

Arabic/English Hotline: 1-844-YALLA-US

Our Contact Information
New Pennsylvania Project
P.O. Box 443
West Chester, PA 19381
4126996771
http://www.newpaproject.org

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