Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 18, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Their latest shady tactic

CBS: Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls   This isn't just a Georgia problem, John. As with all the shady tactic that opponents of voting right use, once they find success with something in one state they export it for use in other states aroun…

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  Voter Action Project Nevada · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Sleight of hand

DD: Trump and the RNC File Second Lawsuit Targeting Nevada’s Mail-in Ballots   Actions count more than words, John.The Republican National Committee (RNC) and their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, have recently publicly encouraged the use of mail-in ballots. In private, however, they keep fi…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Taking her at her word

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 e…

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  Pennsylvania Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 16, 2024 at 9:09 PM

Still up in the air

WHYY: Outcome of Pa. mail voting case may impact 2024 election   Important to remember, John: During the 2022 midterms, more than one million Pennsylvania voters dropped their ballots in the mail, well in time for them to be counted by Election Day. But several thousand of them were rejected with…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

June 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Tracking poll: Mass eligibility challenges

Rome News-Tribune: Eligibility of 364,000 Georgia voters challenged     Georgia and other states have an expansive legal statute that permits any voter to challenge the right to vote of any other voter in that county or municipality. Dark money voter suppression groups have allegedly used this lega…

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  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Supporter poll: Mail-in ballots

Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked   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]. Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked in the wake of the 2022 elections. Lo…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM

143 days out

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 143 days.Vote-suppressing state legislatures are gearing up to pass more restrictive laws. Congress is paralyzed. B…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM

More voter purges on the horizon

CBS: Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls   John: We're hearing from allies on the ground that up to 500,000 Georgians are at risk of having their voter registration “purged” before Election Day.Partisan election officials conduct mass regist…

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  Team VAP · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 12:03 AM

This state is near the top of our list

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 …

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  Arizona Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 9:03 PM

She really said this

NBC: Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024   John: Sometimes the headline is all we need to know the truth.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 …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Big 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.…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Can't lose this crucial right

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

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  Voter Action Project Alabama · [email protected]

June 12, 2024 at 6:03 PM

No exception

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 elec…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 12, 2024 at 12:03 AM

It's an outdated disaster

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…

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  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 6:08 PM

They use bills like this to protect their own power

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 A…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Just a dangerous ruling

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue   The recent 8th Circuit ruling is one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. In the eight states impacted by the ruling, voters and voting rights organizations can no longe…

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  Voter Action Project Alabama · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Mail-in 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-c…

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  Research Team [VAP] · [email protected]

June 10, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Tracking poll: Protecting election workers

We need to know if you think Congress should take action   John: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently joined colleagues in writing the Election Worker Protection Act, which would would "provide states with the resources to recruit and train election workers and ensure these workers’ safety, while a…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM

We can ditch the Electoral College

The Hill: Buttigieg doubles down on scrapping Electoral College: ‘It’s undemocratic’   John - leaders like Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Robert Reich are leading the charge to ditch the Electoral College and switch to a national popular vote system. Why?➜ The Elec…

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  Texas Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM

No sugarcoating

Austin American-Statesman -- Opinion: Cherish your vote and our democracy. Both face new challenges in Texas.   If there's a more effective way to limit the impact of people's votes than this plan in Texas -- aside from eliminating the right to vote -- we haven't seen it, John. Opponents of voting …

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  Voter Action Project Polling · [email protected]

June 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Tracking poll: Fraud concerns

WaPo - The truth about election fraud: It’s rare     As the 2022 midterm elections got underway, many Americans, in particular those who identify as Republicans, were increasingly fearful that the outcome will be affected or even determined by election fraud.  Thousands of poll watchers were dispat…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM

They're targeting voter registration groups like us

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 …

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  Louisiana Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Power and control

Louisiana's Governor Signs Multiple Anti-Voter Bills and More Are Pending   Listen, we can't stop these suppressive laws from going into effect to start, and we can't stop the pending bills from being signed. But we can draw attention to them, we can use them to organize and to turn out voters, and…

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  Voter Action Project Texas · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Proposed statewide election change

Austin American-Statesman -- Opinion: Cherish your vote and our democracy. Both face new challenges in Texas.   John, There's no way to sugarcoat this: A major party is advocating for a constitutional change in Texas that would codify their power and control into the state constitution. From the A…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Voting is a fundamental right

Witchita Eagle: Kansas Supreme Court finds Kansans have no ‘fundamental right’ to vote You can't have a democracy without voting -- period, end of story, full stop. Saying that "voting isn't a fundamental right" is basically admitting that your state isn't a real democracy. Kansas told its citize…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  [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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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,…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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