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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Counteracting all these bad bills with registration

Voter registration is the key to protecting voting rights John -- this campaign to register 1 million new voters as a coalition is the most important thing we're doing over the next 209 days.Vote-suppressing state legislatures are gearing up to pass more restrictive laws. Congress is paralyzed. Be…
  Georgia Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM

The Governor just signed this into law

CNN: Georgia lawmakers back broad election changes, including one that could benefit third-party presidential contenders   Straight from CNN, John: "Republican-backed legislation headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk would establish new rules for challenging voters’ eligibility and make it easie…
  Arizona Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 9, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Be real about this

AZ Mirror: More than 75% of voters use early ballots. Every AZ House Republican voted to take that away.   Let's be real about this: Shameless, partisan opponents of voting rights want to roll back early voting in Arizona because they think that if less people participate in Arizona's elections they…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 8, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Michelle's registration push

Voter registration is the key to protecting voting rights this year John -- In 2022 Former First Lady Michelle Obama challenged a coalition of voting rights organizations to be a part of her efforts to "register more than a million new voters across the country" as part of that year's elections. …
  End the Electoral College {Voter Action Project} · [email protected]
May 8, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Democracy stretching at the seams

Election experts are worried about the Electoral College  John: We don't have any time to waste. Opponents of voting rights' refusal to accept their 2020 loss and peddling of shady legal theories not only lost cases challenging that election, caused an insurrection, and has put them in serious legal…
  Arizona Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 7, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Big step backwards

AZ Mirror: More than 75% of voters use early ballots. Every AZ House Republican voted to take that away.   This headline says it all, John. Arizona made "no-excuse" early and mail-in voting legal back in 1991. For decades, Arizona's mail-in voting laws were the model of ballot accessibility, making…
  Texas Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 7, 2024 at 12:04 AM

We shouldn't even have to say this

Votebeat: It took me three tries to register to vote — and I’m a voting reporter   This shouldn't have to be said,  John, but it shouldn't take anyone anywhere 3 tries to register to vote. However, this is the world opponents of voting rights are trying to build -- one where their votes and their vo…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
May 6, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Expert "very worried"

Disinformation could break the Electoral College   Experts are worried about the upcoming election, John, because of one main thing: The Electoral College. One of America's leading law professors believes the Electoral College enabled the January 6th insurrection and that without significant refor…
  Voter Action Project Louisiana · [email protected]
May 6, 2024 at 12:03 AM

They set us up to fail

NPR: Judges block Louisiana's congressional map. A Supreme Court appeal is expected   We have 10 days here in Louisiana to get these new maps approved by our Attorney General's deadline.Otherwise, just like South Carolina, we'll be forced to vote for candidates in districts that were already struck …
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
May 5, 2024 at 9:04 PM

The rule and not the exception

Votebeat: It took me three tries to register to vote — and I’m a voting reporter   John: The problems this reporter had are exactly what we've been talking about for years in Texas.She became a naturalized U.S. citizen at a ceremony last year. After she took the oath of allegiance with around 50 …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
May 5, 2024 at 6:10 PM

One-click poll: Equal Rights Amendment

85 Percent of Voters Want Congress to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment     Fifty years after the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was initially passed in Congress, an overwhelming majority of likely voters want the provision aimed at guaranteeing equal rights for all genders to go into effect.  Recent po…
  Research Survey [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Supporter poll: Expand the Supreme Court?

The Hill: Democrats reintroduce Supreme Court expansion legislation   A group of Democratic lawmakers recently reintroduced a bill that would create an additional four seats on the Supreme Court. This would make the number of justices match the number of U.S. Courts of Appeals (13 in total), as was …
  VAP Wisconsin · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 6:04 PM

We're a key battleground

Wisconsin Public Radio: Republican bill would abolish Wisconsin Elections Commission   Wisconsin is a key battleground as we fight to defend voting rights. Time after time opponents of voting rights have tried to guarantee their control over our state at the expense of our democracy -- and there's n…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 3:06 PM

It's because they're scared of everyone voting

AL.com - Secretary of State Wes Allen says Alabama’s new absentee voting law in effect for November election  Alabama is no exception -- opponents of voting rights across the country feel threatened by increased voter participation. They're scared that if every eligible voter takes part in our elect…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 12:01 AM

We can't give in or give up

Our friends at Democracy Docket have exposed something important It's true: Our country hasn't seen a political party lean into voter suppression like this in the modern era, and at few comparable times in our country's history -- which were often our most shameful periods.We cannot hesitate to ac…
  Louisiana Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM

They just killed our new, fair map

NPR: Judges block Louisiana's congressional map. A Supreme Court appeal is expected   A federal court has struck down the congressional map intended to better represent Louisiana’s Black voters in compliance with the Voting Rights Act, John.This is just the latest twist in a long-running redistri…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
May 2, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Send the message

We are one step closer to electing the president by national popular vote John -- We are one step closer to electing the president by national popular vote.Maine has recently joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) -- an agreement between states to award their electoral votes …
  Voter Action Project Alabama · [email protected]
May 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Our new form of voter suppression

AL.com - Secretary of State Wes Allen says Alabama’s new absentee voting law in effect for November election   There's no way to sugarcoat this, John: Alabama recently made it harder to vote by mail. Alabama lawmakers recently passed SB1, a bill that opponents of voting rights said would stop so-ca…
  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM

What kind of bill is this?

Wisconsin Public Radio: Republican bill would abolish Wisconsin Elections Commission   John: First, Opponents of voting rights gerrymandered Wisconsin. Then they lost critical elections for Governor and State Supreme Court. Then they tried to fire the nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Ad…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 6:08 PM

A solution even the Founding Fathers didn't like

We can scrap the Electoral College  Even after agreeing to the Electoral College, founder James Madison said the constitutional congress delegates were impaired by “the hurry­ing influence produced by fatigue and impatience.” Yes -- even the person who created it didn't like it and thought it was a …
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 3:18 PM

Look at these numbers

Our friends at Democracy Docket have exposed something important   This is a terrifying statistic, John. We all know about the wave of voter suppression, fear, and lies that has washed across our country since the 2020 election. We've been highlighting and fighting these bad bills and suppressive …
  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM

No choice

Voter registration is the key to protecting voting rights  Our voter registration campaign made a huge difference in 2022 and 2023. We've got no choice but to keep it going for 2024 and stop any chance of losing more of our voting rights to cynical conspiracy theorists spreading lies. John: RUSH $24…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM

They're doubling down on suppression

Mother Jones - Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country   This multi-million dollar D.C. think tank bankrolled a decades-long dark money campaign against our voting rights. It put a huge amount of money behind vote-suppressing state legislator…
  (VAP) Electoral College Team · [email protected]
April 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Apt description

We can scrap the Electoral College   The Electoral College has been described as “a loaded pistol pointed at our system of government.” They warned that it created “a game of Russian roulette” because the way it distorts the will of the people could threaten our democracy.We've already seen the po…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 29, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Suppressive states in a critical election year

Their election laws are a threat to our democracy Recently, a federal court rejected Georgia’s attempts to summarily dismiss a claim by the Department of Justice in a lawsuit challenging the state's 2021 voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202. The DOJ claims that S.B. 202 violates Section 2 of the…
  Voter Registration Team (VAP) · [email protected]
April 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM

We need your help

Voter registration is the key to protecting voting rights this year   John: Our 2024 voter registration campaign needs your help. If "voter registration campaign" was all you needed to hear to support our work, please click right here to fuel our efforts. The math is simple: It only costs us about …
  Research Survey [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
April 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Snap poll: Ballot initiatives

Democracy Docket: Lawmakers Look To Restrict Ballot Initiative Process in Florida, Missouri and Ohio  In 2023 legislative sessions, suppressive lawmakers across the country looked to curtail the ballot initiative process, which allows citizens to directly affect policy change by voting on proposals …
  End the Electoral College [VAP] · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM

A huge mistake

We can scrap the Electoral College!   The Electoral College was a compromise that tired delegates made without truly understanding the future implications. Now we can see the whole system is a disastrous mistake that could lead to the end of true democracy in this country. The Jan. 6th Committee hea…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 3:03 PM

They use dark money to trick gullible people

Mother Jones - Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country   John, Opponents of voting rights are geared up to swing this year's election, dumping millions into ballot initiatives, vote-suppressing candidates, and spreading lies about mail-in b…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Can't do it alone

BCJ: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is groundbreaking federal legislation that will protect the rights of millions of voters across the country. That's why President Biden called for Congress to act on this bill during his annual S…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Our biggest threats

Their election laws are a threat to our democracy Election laws on the books in Georgia and Texas remain a threat, John. Texas's SB1, passed into law in 2021, has made it harder to vote in the elections since, with increasing number of ballots thrown out. It's harder to get a mail-in ballot, har…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM

While it may seem impossible

We can scrap the Electoral College   There are times this fight for a popular vote system feels impossible. But John, we can assure you it's not.   That's because 73% of the states needed to make the popular vote the law of the land are on board with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV…
  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Their actions demand a response

538: 16 States Made It Harder To Vote This Year   This is what we're still up against: Sixteen states executed an agenda of voter suppression in 2023. Dark money and decades of work by opponents of voting rights have brought us here. It's scary and shows just how far the vote suppressors are willing…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
April 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Tracking survey: National vote-by-mail

Help shape our priorities with your response   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]. Mail-in balloting was proven safe and secure after broad utilization in the last two …
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
April 24, 2024 at 6:03 PM

To honor John Lewis

BCJ: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act John: President Biden took the time in his State of the Union speech to highlight a key fact: That the landmark John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement has been stuck in the U.S. House of Representatives since last fall. He called on Congre…
  Minnesota Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 24, 2024 at 12:02 AM

More progress like this

MPR: ‘Minnesota Voting Rights Act’ nears governor’s signature after state Senate approval Minnesota's Voting Rights Act is a model for states nationwide and exactly the type of pro-voter legislation we need to protect our right to vote.John: Fuel our efforts to support bills like this around the c…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
April 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Right there in black and white

538: 16 States Made It Harder To Vote   John: This headline is from December, but it's worth emphasizing how new voting restrictions were passed in 16 different states in 2023. Driven by many opponents of voting rights' false belief that lax voting laws allowed the 2020 election to be stolen, near…
  Voter Action Project Arizona · [email protected]
April 23, 2024 at 12:02 AM

If you can't say anything good...

NBC: Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024  Maybe Kari Lake forgot the lesson from childhood -- "If you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all." We doubt that's the case -- and a lot of extremists in Arizona are taking her at her word: “They’re gonna do ev…
  Voter Action Project Minnesota · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Needed good news

MPR: ‘Minnesota Voting Rights Act’ nears governor’s signature after state Senate approval John: Amidst all the continuous fights over our right to vote lately we cannot lose sight of our successes -- Minnesota passed a new state Voting Rights Act that will expand voting rights. This bill: ➜ Guara…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Fairness and trust matter

We grapple with a conservative-leaning Court that continues to weaponize partisanship and strip away our rights John,The Supreme Court is supposed to be fair and independent. Yet, we grapple with a conservative-leaning Court that continues to weaponize partisanship and strip away our rights, inclu…
  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 12:03 AM

A small sacrifice for a huge impact

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you  We can't stress this enough: For less than the price of a latte at that coffee shop you see on every corner, you can help cover the costs of registering a new voter. This year more than ever, please, RUSH $24 or more right now and help u…
  Voter Action Project Polling · [email protected]
April 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM

About the filibuster

We need your feedback on this Senate rule   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]. Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke on the Senate floor amidst debate about meaningful voting righ…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM

This would expand the use of drop boxes and so much more

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is revisiting a controversial decision Easily accessible drop boxes, clarifying the tricky witness signature requirement, more time to cure valid ballots with tiny errors so that they count instead of getting thrown out... if the Wisconsin Supreme Court rules the right …
  Arizona Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM

We can't believe she said this

NBC: Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024   John: Sometimes the headline is all we need.Failed MAGA gubernatorial candidate and current Senate hopeful Kari Lake told supporters they can "strap on a Glock" to be prepared for the intensity of the 2024 campaign and u…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Add your name to protect mail-in voting

The Postmaster General is doing nothing to help process your ballot faster John:Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is “aggressively” implementing a 10-year plan at the United States Post Service that will slash jobs, close sorting centers and eventually lead to his and Donald Trump’s u…
  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Perfect microcosm

AJC: VP Harris visits ‘ground zero’ for voting rights battle in Atlanta  More from V.P. Harris: "Yet we have seen in the state of Georgia, by example of what is happening in the country, anti-voter laws — laws that have limited drop boxes, have made it illegal to even provide food and water to peopl…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM

We keep it going

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you   Our voter registration work doesn't end, John. Despite vote-suppressing state legislatures making it harder to register to vote -- Passing bills to stop organizations like ours and our partners on the ground from helping potential voter…
  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Short but important

The Hill: Buttigieg doubles down on scrapping Electoral College: ‘It’s undemocratic’  We'll keep this short, John: The Electoral College is an outdated disaster that gives too much power to low-population states. We desperately need a popular vote system in the United States.Support our work to end …
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Good news from Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is revisiting a controversial decision Remember this from way back in 2021, John? Back then, in response to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, Wisconsin’s then-conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in ele…
  Voter Action Project Pennsylvania · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

They lie about our ballots. This study proves it.

CBS: Stanford study: No evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania, other states during 2020 election   We've known it's all a big lie, even before state government investigations wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in certain states that were desperately looking for fraud to prove a political point an…