Voter Action Project Louisiana · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Our new suite of suppression bills

Louisiana's Governor Signs Multiple Anti-Voter Bills and More Are Pending   Louisiana's governor, Jeff Landry, has signed seven anti-voter bills into law in the last couple of weeks. That's not counting the four additional bills that have passed the legislature and are awaiting his signature. Her…

See More from Voter Action Project Louisiana

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 12:46 AM

"Culture of fear" around voting

AP: Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work The vice president of law and policy at the Voting Rights Lab has come out and said it -- voting rights experts expect to see continued attempts to restrict voting and the activities of voter …

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  [email protected] · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 12:38 AM

Supporter poll: Same-day voter registration

We need to know how our supporters feel about this critical issue   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]. 17 states and Washington, DC allow for same-day voter reg…

See More from [email protected]

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Stunning decision in Kansas

Witchita Eagle: Kansas Supreme Court finds Kansans have no ‘fundamental right’ to vote Sit down before you read this, John: The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution. It should go without saying, but this decision will likely we…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Pennsylvania · [email protected]

June 5, 2024 at 12:02 AM

This study proves they are lying

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 a…

See More from Voter Action Project Pennsylvania

  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

June 4, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Fox is wrong about our motivations

Fox News: End of the Electoral College is in sight if Democrats keep getting their way   Fox News is wrong, John -- big surprise.  The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) isn't about partisanship. It's not about gaming the system. They've spent decades drowning in their own rhetoric…

See More from Voter Action Project Electoral College Team

  Voter Action Project Mississippi · [email protected]

June 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM

On the ground

AP: Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage  John, we're intimately aware of the challenges we need to overcome to make sure our voices are heard in our elections -- because our partners on the ground have been facing down the opponents of v…

See More from Voter Action Project Mississippi

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM

State voter suppression laws are working

AP: Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work John: if you've been with us for a while, you know all about the voter suppression laws passed in states like Florida, Georgia, Texas, and more. Among the new, suppressive restrictions on dro…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 12:02 AM

They are willing to go so far

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…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 2, 2024 at 6:04 PM

They deserve statehood

Taxation without representation was wrong in 1776, and it is wrong today. John,Taxation without representation was wrong in 1776, and it is wrong today. The people of Washington, D.C., pay the highest federal taxes per capita, but have no voting representation in either chamber of Congress. Washi…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Ongoing attacks by opponents of voting rights

These state 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…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Pennsylvania · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 9:05 PM

85 pages of proof

CBS: Stanford study: No evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania, other states during 2020 election   We feel like we need to scream it from the rooftops, John: A recent study -- a literal 85-page report, from a study conducted by two Stanford University academics -- found no evidence of voter fraud…

See More from Voter Action Project Pennsylvania

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Must keep going

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 $2…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project Mississippi · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Fighting here on the ground

AP: Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage   There were a lot of reasons to be excited about last year's election results, John, but what happened in Mississippi should give us all pause and show us why we need to fight in every state nati…

See More from Voter Action Project Mississippi

  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 12:02 AM

We can't afford to write them off

USA Today: RFK Jr. can't win. But he and Cornel West could put Trump back in the White House.   Any 3rd party shenanigans can't be written off, regardless of the candidate. The Electoral College has been formed around a two-party system and isn't equipped to handle the impacts of so many candidates…

See More from Team Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 9:03 PM

What we're fighting against

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, nea…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Pull out all the stops

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 …

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Registration Team (VAP) · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Your help is critical

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…

See More from Voter Registration Team (VAP)

  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Such a small sacrifice

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 …

See More from Voter Action Project Registration Team

  Voter Action Project State Team · [email protected]

May 29, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Two 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 an increasing number of ballots thrown out. It's harder to get a mail-in ballot,…

See More from Voter Action Project State Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 29, 2024 at 6:03 PM

It wasn't built to handle this

USA Today: RFK Jr. can't win. But he and Cornel West could put Trump back in the White House.   Why do we keep raising the alarm about 3rd party candidates for President? Because the Electoral College could put an anti-voting election denier back in the White House. That's an existential threat to…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM

We have to make Congress act

Restore the Voting Rights Act and our freedom to vote. Pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Protecting our freedom to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy. It should be literally job #1 of Congress. That's why these bills must get through.Add your name …

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 29, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Important legislation that needs to pass

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 Congr…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 28, 2024 at 6:16 PM

Voter registration is important work

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 vote…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

May 27, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Demand Congress pass these bills

Restore the Voting Rights Act and our freedom to vote. Pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John,For decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was a critical check against anti-democratic efforts to silence and suppress the voices of millions of voters…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 27, 2024 at 12:02 AM

They might try to run it back

WPRI: Movement seeks to remove Electoral College, elect president by popular vote  CNN laid out the danger clearly: “Trump had blueprints that the Republicans tried to use to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's clear and genuine victory, in the form of a memo that laid out a plan …

See More from Voter Action Project

  [email protected] · [email protected]

May 26, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Tracking survey: Foreign interference in our elections

Newsweek: Mississippi Hit With Cyberattack After Russian Hackers Call for Strike   Mississippi election officials confirmed the state was hit with a coordinated cyberattack that disrupted their website's operations periodically throughout Election Day.   The Mississippi Secretary of State's office …

See More from [email protected]

  Voter Action Project Redistricting Team · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Not what we deserve

NYT: Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map We deserve fair representation. We deserve lawful maps, not racial gerrymanders. We deserve our elections to fulfill the promise of our democracy, not be stuck at the whim of a feckless Supreme Court pursuing a partisan agend…

See More from Voter Action Project Redistricting Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Congress needs to step up

Restore the Voting Rights Act and our freedom to vote. Pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John,For decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was a critical check against anti-democratic efforts to silence and suppress the voices of millions of voters …

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 3:04 PM

This movement

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 opponen…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Minnesota Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 12:03 AM

The new model

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…

See More from Minnesota Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Increased participation in Wisconsin

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 …

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Alerts · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM

🚨 A bad decision for South Carolina

NYT: Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map   We expected this, John, even if it's bad news: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along party lines to overrule a panel of three federal judges that had previously ruled that South Carolina's 1st Congressional District was unlawf…

See More from Voter Action Project Alerts

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Perfect example

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…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM

More 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 law: ➜ Guaran…

See More from Voter Action Project

  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM

One-click survey: Disbar Rudy Giuliani?

Politico: Disciplinary panel calls for Rudy Giuliani’s disbarment John: Rudy Giuliani's role in the election conspiracies of 2020 is well known. Now a panel of his legal peers is calling not just for fines and suspensions, but full disbarment so that he's no longer able to serve as a lawyer.  We'r…

See More from VAP Research Team

  VAP Electoral College Team · [email protected]

May 22, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Keep this momentum going

This is the kind of change that makes a difference  Minnesota and Maine joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) brings huge momentum to our fight to end the Electoral College. State legislatures in Michigan, Nevada, and several other states could be up next. We have to get this …

See More from VAP Electoral College Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Looking for a win in 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…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 21, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Please check your voter registration

With voters being purged across the country, we're urging you to check your registration and ask your friends and family to check theirs. John, We sincerely hope everyone getting this email has registered to vote. If you have not, do not hesitate, use our voter registration tool here. If the answe…

See More from Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

May 20, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Laser focus

AJC: VP Harris visits ‘ground zero’ for voting rights battle in Atlanta   Straight from Vice President Kamala Harris during her recent trip to Georgia, John: "Leaders here who have a continuing conversation — a conversation that many of us have been having for years — around the significance of figh…

See More from Voter Action Project Georgia

  Electoral College Team (VAP) · [email protected]

May 20, 2024 at 6:05 PM

209 of 270

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 last year and Maine has now passed a bill to join!If you don't remember -- The National Popular Vote Interstate Compa…

See More from Electoral College Team (VAP)

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Important decision

CBS: Supreme Court lets Louisiana use congressional map with new majority-Black district in 2024 elections   We've heard a bunch of consternation about how we got this decision. And we get it -- this is a stay, not necessarily the final resolution of this map. But it's important to realize that no m…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Research Survey (Voter Action Project) · [email protected]

May 19, 2024 at 6:04 PM

One-click question: Voter ID options

Many states are changing the types of ID they accept for voting   Ohio counties are grappling with the impact of their voter suppression law that enacts stringent voter identification laws.  Franklin County, home to the state capitol of Columbus and more than a million Ohioans, is among the countie…

See More from Research Survey (Voter Action Project)

  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Tracking poll: Corporate profits

We need to know if you think Congress should take action   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]. Everyday Americans are feeling crunched yet corporate profits are r…

See More from VAP Research Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Registration is the whole ballgame

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you   Our history of voter registration is great. But our future work is what's important and what really matters. We're going to register new voters, educate potential voters, and turn out everyone to make sure every voice is heard in our el…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Louisiana Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Great update 🚨

CBS: Supreme Court lets Louisiana use congressional map with new majority-Black district in 2024 elections   It's not often we get to applaud the Supreme Court, John. But they stepped up to overrule a lower federal court to protect the new congressional map intended to better represent Louisiana’s…

See More from Louisiana Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project PA · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Easy to understand

WHYY: Outcome of Pa. mail voting case may impact 2024 election  You don't have to be an elections expert or a lawyer to understand that opponents of voting rights use tricks like extra dates on envelopes or multiple signature requirements to confuse voters, challenge ballots, and suppress the vote.T…

See More from Voter Action Project PA

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Gearing up

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you   We started our first voter registration work shortly after we were founded in 2020, John. Amidst a global pandemic, we came together to advocate for mail-in ballots, register new voters, and educate everyone on how easy mail-in voting w…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

May 16, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Throwing their weight behind a needed change

MSNBC: Jamie Raskin thinks the Electoral College threatens democracy. He's right.  Jamie Raskin, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren -- with more and more powerful voices throwing their weight behind abolishing the Electoral College, we are on the verge of a breakthrough! We deserve a popular vote syst…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM

An absurd situation

Myrtle Beach Sun News: SC to use 1st congressional district map in 2024 while US Supreme Court mulls decision  The fact that voters here in South Carolina will be stuck voting for candidates in unlawfully drawn districts is just absurd. We deserve fair representation. We deserve lawful maps, not rac…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ