Jack, last year, Georgia voters faced hours-long lines while waiting to cast their ballots. Volunteers from campaigns and non-profits would hand out water and food, sometimes even having pizza delivered so that people could keep their place in line to exercise their right to vote.
However, thanks to a new, cruel, Georgia state law, it is now illegal to hand out water and food to people waiting in line to vote. Worse, other states are looking to adopt laws similar to the one passed in Georgia.
As bad as this is, denying food and water to voters waiting in long lines is just one way that Republican legislators are trying to make it more difficult to vote. Many of the proposed bills would also restrict absentee voting, reduce opportunities for voter registration, expand voter roll purges, and put more onerous voter ID requirements in place.
The Brennan Center for Justice has been tracking restrictive voting proposals in state legislatures. Their analysis found that 55 restrictive bills in 24 states are moving forward, with 29 bills having passed at least one chamber.
We don't have too much more time to block these restrictive bills from becoming law. Please chip in $1 to these 19 grassroots organizations that are on the ground in impacted states working to stop these voter suppression bills from becoming law.
DONATE
Keep fighting,
Amanda McKay, Daily Kos
Jack, I'm going to keep this brief. After the record voter turnout in 2020 that helped put Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats take control of the Senate, Republican legislators in 43 states have introduced hundreds of bills designed to make it harder for people to cast their ballots.
Daily Kos has been working around the clock to mobilize readers and activists to take action in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Arizona, but in order to stop Republicans from suppressing your vote, we need to do a lot more.
That's why I am asking you to give $1 to each of these state and local grassroots organizations in key states that are working on the ground to fight for your, and thousands of others, right to vote.
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Pennsylvania Stands Up
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Down Home North Carolina
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Action St. Louis Power Project
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West Virginia Citizen Action Group
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Arizona Coalition for Change / Our Voice Our Vote Arizona
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Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
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Living United Change for Arizona (LUCHA)
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PODER / PODER in Action
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Georgia Stand Up
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Detroit Action
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One Arizona
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We the People
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PLAN Action
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Florida Rising
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CASA in Action
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Mijente
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Seeding Sovereignty
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ProGeorgia State Table
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Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda
I hope you can give $1 to each of these organizations that are fighting to protect voters' rights across the country.
DONATE
Keep fighting,
Amanda McKay, Daily Kos
Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612.
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