Georgia Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Suppression with impunity

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act It's simple: The Voting Rights Act was passed to outlaw racial discrimination in elections, including the drawing of districts in ways that effectively blocked minority groups from electing their preferred candidates.…

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February 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Their suppressive playbook

Courier: Trump's executive orders seem to be ripped right from the pages of Project 2025  Opponents of voting rights spent 2024 disavowing the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025", John. Now that they're in control they are following that playbook line by line. Organized by the Heritage Foundatio…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM

Turnout wins special elections

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House These bills are dangerous. One of our best ways to stop them -- and other parts of this ugly anti-voting agenda, plus all the other terrible things happening -- is to win these special elections and narrow the margins in th…

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February 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Dangerous, anti-voter ruling

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue John, As we assess threats with Trump back in office, this ruling by the federal 8th Circuit stands out like a sore thumb. It's one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. If y…

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  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Threats to the Voting Rights Act

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act  Bad news for everyone, John: The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much har…

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February 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Florida's special elections

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House  There are two big states holding special elections on April 1, John. The state of Florida is holding a special election to fill vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives, following cabinet nominations by President …

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  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM

One Supreme Court seat, huge impact

WPR: Group tied to Elon Musk investing in Wisconsin ahead of Supreme Court race   Whether you live in Wisconsin or not, this race will impact you. Going back to a suppressive state Supreme Court means unfair maps, leading to skewed representation in Congress. Just like we've seen with North Carolin…

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  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM

Inflated power

Fox News: End of the Electoral College is in sight if Democrats keep getting their way   We'll get straight to the point, John: The Electoral College is an outdated mess that political parties are using to game the system and perpetuate power for candidates who get less votes. It's simply a tool to…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Short survey: Permanent Mail-in Voting

Bolts: Connecticut Ballot Measure Could Make Voting More Inclusive     John -- Connecticut recently passed a ballot initiative to expand the use of mail-in voting to all citizens with no excuse, every year. This follows other states, like Maryland, which allow voters to permanently opt-in to receiv…

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February 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Wisconsin's Supreme Court balance

WPR: Group tied to Elon Musk investing in Wisconsin ahead of Supreme Court race   John: On April 1, Wisconsin voters will decide between progressive Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford and conservative former Attorney General Brad Schimel in a race that will determine the ideological …

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  Voter Research // Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Tracking Survey: Minimum Wage

Should it be raised for the first time in more than a decade?    Straight from Axios, John: "The federal minimum wage has basically become an outdated relic: It last went up to $7.25 on July 24, 2009 — 15 years ago." The even more stunning fact -- "in inflation-adjusted terms, the federal minimum w…

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February 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM

The danger to our country is clear

WPRI: Movement seeks to remove Electoral College, elect president by popular vote  The Electoral College is a dangerous loophole that opponents of voting rights can exploit to override the will of the people. And with everything that's going on it's only going to get worse. RUSH $25 or more to prot…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM

They are following their playbook

Courier: Trump's executive orders seem to be ripped right from the pages of Project 2025  Opponents of voting rights spent 2024 disavowing the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025", John. Now that they're in control they seem to be following that playbook line by line.Organized by the Heritage Found…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

February 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Adding to the crisis

The majority in Congress seems to have given up on checks and balances, remind them to step up  We're going to keep updating this, John, because we can't lose sight of what's happening or let Congress treat this as a "one protest and done" issue. Elon Musk's private citizens at DOGE now have access…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

February 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Federal disaster aid should never have conditions

Americans who need help shouldn't be subject to political ploys John,President Trump is exploiting a crisis: Using the suffering of those affected by the Los Angeles fires as a tool to push voter suppression. That’s right – he's threatening to withhold aid to the thousands of Southern Californians…

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  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Supporter poll: The power to seize voting machines?

@NorahODonnell: The January 6th committee shows a draft executive order from Dec. 2020 that would direct the Secretary of Defense to seize voting machines immediately.    The January 6th committee showed evidence in a hearing that President Trump was going to order the Department of Defense to seiz…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM

A rigged scheme

WPRI: Movement seeks to remove Electoral College, elect president by popular vote  It’s simple, John. Defenders of voting rights like Cory Booker, AOC, Robert Reich, and Stacey Abrams recognize that the Electoral College is harming our democracy and needs to go.It’s the biggest tool the opponents o…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM

It's coming in real time

Truthout: Republicans Plan to Revive Legislative Attacks on Voting Rights   With margins so tight in the House we have room to work, John. We can stop these bills and more like them but we need to unite and fight now, before they get momentum and the House starts checking vote-suppressing bills off…

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February 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM

They seem intent on dismantling the Constitution

We must defend birthright citizenship. John, On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship, an order that a Reagan-appointed judge called “blatantly unconstitutional.” Now, dozens in the House of Representatives are co-sponsoring H.R. 56…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM

This constitutional crisis is growing

The majority in Congress seems to have given up on checks and balances, remind them to step up  This crisis is expanding, John, not receding. We guess you could call what's happened at USAID, Treasury, and OPM a "successful beta test" in the eyes of the illegal DOGE operation. Elon Musk's team of p…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Survey: Runoff elections

Fox 5 Atlanta: Georgia secretary of state calls for end of general election runoffs    Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said that he wants the Georgia General Assembly to end the Peach State's use of general election runoffs. In a statement, Raffensperger called on Georgia official…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM

The constitutional crisis we've been worried about is here

Separation of powers may have disappeared over the weekend and we need to call on Congress to step up  If you've been watching events unfold this weekend, John, then you know what we're talking about. If not, here's an overview: Elon Musk's team of private citizens gained access to the Treasury De…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM

You can be sure they'll try this nationwide

NC Newsline: Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election  The mantra of the vote suppressors must be "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out".  This may be happening in North Carolina but it's a problem everywhere. A…

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  Research Team [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]

February 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Post-election survey: Barriers to voting

Newsweek: How Trans Voters Could Be Excluded From the Election    Nearly 210,000 transgender Americans who were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election faced barriers to voting because of stringent voter ID laws, according to new research. The study shows that roughly 414,000 voting-eligible …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

February 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM

Add your name: No conditions on disaster aid

Americans who need help shouldn't be subject to political ploys John,President Trump is exploiting a crisis: Using the suffering of those affected by the Los Angeles fires as a tool to push voter suppression. That’s right – he's threatening to withhold aid to the thousands of Southern Californians…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM

On several fronts

2025 is going to be an important year for voting rights   It's not just elections, John. There are state legislative sessions going right now, plus more starting in a few weeks and continuing all year across the country. We're fighting to expand the right to vote, increase ballot access, make votin…

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January 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM

It's coming in real time

Truthout: Republicans Plan to Revive Legislative Attacks on Voting Rights  This is the consequence of opponents of voting rights controlling both houses of Congress and the White House, John: A key House lawmaker made clear in an interview that the vote suppressors plan to push for a pair of their …

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January 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM

The biggest story no one is talking about

NC Newsline: Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election  The mantra of the vote suppressors must be "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out".  This may be happening in North Carolina but it's a problem everywhere. A…

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January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM

If the past 10 days have shown us anything

2025 is going to be an important year for voting rights  2025 has been a handful so far John. Thankfully we have opportunities on the horizon to fight back for our fundamental rights. There are upcoming elections in Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Florida, and more.This whirlwind of exec…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Short survey: Local government election funding

NPR: Private funding saved the 2020 election. Now, some GOP-led states are banning it   Private sector companies and nonprofit charities often donate money and provide grants to communities across the country to help administer voting. This includes mail sorting machines in Philadelphia, nonpartisa…

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January 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Georgia wants to gerrymander with impunity

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act  It's simple: The Voting Rights Act was passed to outlaw racial discrimination in elections, including the drawing of districts in ways that effectively blocked minority groups from electing their preferred candidate…

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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM

These legitimate votes still might get thrown out

NC Newsline: Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election   This case is still going on in North Carolina, John, and we have to spread the word because the media is ignoring election theft in plain sight.The North Carolina state Supreme Court stepp…

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January 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Slippery slope

We must defend birthright citizenship and our Constitution. John, On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship, an order that a Reagan-appointed judge called “blatantly unconstitutional.” Now, dozens in the House of Representatives are …

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  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Another threat to the Voting Rights Act

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act   Bad news for all of us, John: The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much har…

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January 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM

Trump's civil rights litigation freeze

AP: Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases   It’s unclear how long Trump's “litigation freeze” may last. The memo said the move was necessary to ensure “that the federal government speaks with one voice in its view of the law and to ensure that the President…

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  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

January 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Bringing the momentum

This is the kind of change that makes a difference  This all brings huge momentum to our fight to end the Electoral College. From the NPVIC to other movements to advance the popular vote, we've got to keep advancing in the right direction. We have to get this movement over the top, John and dump th…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

January 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Quick poll: Voter data verification system

CNN: Florida, West Virginia and Missouri withdraw from bipartisan effort aimed at maintaining accurate voter rolls    The Electronic Registration Information Center, also known as ERIC, is a nonprofit system that helps participating states keep their registration rolls accurate and up to date by an…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

January 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM

A major priority

This is the kind of change that makes a difference   The movement to end the Electoral College is making progress, John: Minnesota joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Maine's state legislature is working to join as well. If you don't remember -- The National Popular Vote Interst…

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  Voter Research // Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Follow-up survey: USPS Ballot Division

Do you feel like they succeeded?   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. The United States Postal Service created a special division to handle election mail issues as…

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January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM

This is how it starts

AP: Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases   Even if we knew this was coming, John, it's still bad: The Justice Department has ordered the civil rights division to halt much of its investigative activity and not pursue new indictments, cases or settlements, …

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January 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM

This decision strips critical protections

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue  Voters desperately need a "private right to action" to protect their rights. All that phrase means is that we, the people, can bring forward a lawsuit ourselves when we see wrongdoing in our elect…

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  Electoral College Team [VAP] · [email protected]

January 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM

By whatever means necessary

This is the kind of change that makes a difference   The movement to end the Electoral College is making progress, John: Minnesota joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Maine's state legislature is working to join as well. If you don't remember -- The National Popular Vote Interst…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Survey: Trump's voting access executive order

Do you agree with his decision?   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. John: On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded former President Joe Biden’…

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January 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM

This is not what we deserve

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue   John,As we assess threats with Trump back in office, this ruling by the federal 8th Circuit stands out like a sore thumb. It's one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. If…

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January 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Snap poll: Trump's Jan 6 Pardons

NYT: Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.   As part of a sweeping set of executive orders after bei…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Final letter grade for Joe Biden?

How do you think President Biden did?   You are invited to join our one-click response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. Throughout his first term, we have kept track of how our supporters feel about Joe Biden and h…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Poll: Pam Bondi as AG

Do you support Trump's nomination for Attorney General?   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. John: After Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General blew up spect…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Use their suppressive playbook against them

Democracy Docket: Trump’s Agenda 47 — What It Means for Democracy  Agenda 47 and Project 2025 give opponents of voting rights a roadmap to try and restrict our right to vote. But they also give us unique access to their playbook and provide us our own way to fight back against their dangerous init…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM

State by state

NPR: With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws   We'll be blunt, John: We're not expecting any help or action from the federal government. A MAGA Department of Justice along with a Congress controlled by opponents of voting rights and a Supreme Court that…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

January 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Survey: Voter's Bill of Rights?

Does Congress need to pass a national version?   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. Several states, including California, have passed a "Voters Bill of Rights" to …

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