Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 9:35 PM

1-click poll: Ranked choice voting

The Hill: Republicans rage against ranked choice voting after Alaska election     John - "Ranked choice" voting is a popular tool in the push to make the voting process more democratic and enable citizens to have a greater voice when they go to the polls. If you’ve never heard of it, the explanatio…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Registration Team (Voter Action Project) · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 6:23 PM

Our most important task

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

See More from Registration Team (Voter Action Project)

  Electoral College Team [VAP] · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM

17 states plus DC

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 Comp…

See More from Electoral College Team [VAP]

  Voter Action Project GA · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Baseless accusations

CNN: Georgia lawmakers back broad election changes, including one that could benefit third-party presidential contenders   Between the mass challenges brought by an out-of-state voter suppression group and the individual ones brought by self-appointed internet sleuths, nearly 500,000 Georgians had …

See More from Voter Action Project GA

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

July 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Their plan is no joke

Vox - Project 2025: The myths and the facts   The bottom line is that opponents of voting rights could easily enact many of the proposed policies from Project 2025. We're focused on the changes to voting and our elections, but there's no doubt that this plan would radically alter our country and ou…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM

We have to make a big 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.…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM

One the verge

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 sys…

See More from Team Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 17, 2024 at 9:03 PM

It's time

The Electoral College system no longer aligns with the democratic principles upon which our nation was founded John --According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 65% of Americans favor moving away from the Electoral College in favor of a popular vote system – and we agree.The Electoral Colle…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Georgia Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 17, 2024 at 3:05 PM

More election changes

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 easi…

See More from Georgia Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

July 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

They're tearing down our electoral system

WaPo: Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance  Opponents of voting rights at the Heritage Foundation have spent decades trying to undermine faith in our elections, cast fear over who is voting and how, and seed doubts in the minds of voters. They want you afraid becau…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Quick survey: Availability of drop boxes

Iowa Capital Dispatch: States target ballot drop boxes in fight over voting rights     We want to hear from likely voters in your area about the election proposals under consideration in several states. Will you take our one-question poll right away? John: Should there be more drop boxes available …

See More from Voter Action Project Research

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM

We need to talk about "Project 2025"

Vox - Project 2025: The myths and the facts   There's been a lot of talk about the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025", John. It's time for the truth. Project 2025 is a detailed and specific plan for what the next Republican president could (or in the eyes of some, should) do with his power, inc…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Fear is at the heart of these lies

Noncitizens are not voting, don't believe the fear-mongering   Straight from the Brennan Center: "Imagine you’re an undocumented person living in the United States. You’ve come to this country seeking a better life for you and your family. Or maybe your parents brought you here seeking the same whe…

See More from Voter Action Project

  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

July 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Snap poll: Executive power

@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 sei…

See More from VAP Research Team

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

July 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Vestige of the past

MSNBC: Jamie Raskin thinks the Electoral College threatens democracy. He's right.   Congressman Jamie Raskin knows the score, John. Here's what he had to say: “I think that the Electoral College now, which has given us five popular vote losers as president in our history, twice in this century a…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 14, 2024 at 1:41 PM

We condemn political violence

Violence is not the answer John,To make this clear up front: We condemn political violence in any form. This isn't an email that I've ever wanted to write. I vividly remember the hearing about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords along with her staff and constituents while at home tha…

See More from Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Quick 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 officia…

See More from Voter Action Project Research

  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM

They feel threatened by voter participation

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…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Preemptive election denial

WaPo: Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance   This isn't a joke, John. A dark money, inside the beltway think tank that has spent decades opposed to voting rights has already declared the election illegitimate. News broke this morning that the ultra-conservative Her…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Desperately need to register more voters

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 · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 6:04 PM

They're trying to scare you with lies

Noncitizens are not voting, don't believe the fear-mongering   You're being lied to, John. Plain and simple.Time and again, it's been proven that noncitizens are not voting in our state or federal elections. All states -- across the country -- have multiple systems in place to stop attempted non…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project NC · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 3:07 PM

Suppressing on the margins to win elections

DD: Disenfranchising Rural North Carolina Is By Design There's no code to break down when we say "rural". We're not talking about voters who are likely to vote one way or another. This is about the working poor and struggling middle class that are continually targeted by opponents of voting right…

See More from Voter Action Project NC

  Wisconsin Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 12:02 AM

This makes a huge difference for November

Kenosha News: Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses previous decision, allows absentee ballot drop boxes 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... this Wisconsi…

See More from Wisconsin Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

July 10, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Alabama 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…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Registration Team (VAP) · [email protected]

July 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Crucial efforts

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 · [email protected]

July 10, 2024 at 12:03 AM

The answer is "no"

Chuck Todd is asking key questions about the Electoral College  Chuck Todd is right -- nobody is happy with the current Electoral College system and our country deserves better. The American people deserve a system where their votes directly count and their voices aren't muffled.We can end the Elec…

See More from Voter Action Project

  North Carolina Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM

Suppression by design

DD: Disenfranchising Rural North Carolina Is By Design   One of the sneakiest things about North Carolina's 2023 voter suppression bill, S.B. 747, is how it disenfranchises rural communities across our state. The North Carolina state legislature, along party lines, passed a sweeping package of ch…

See More from North Carolina Voter Action Project

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

July 9, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Supporter survey: Voting barriers

The Hill: More than 200K transgender Americans face barriers to voting in midterm elections     As many as 203,700 transgender Americans who were eligible to vote in the 2022 general election faced barriers to voting because of stringent voter ID laws, according to new research from the Williams I…

See More from Research Team [Voter Action Project]

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 9, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Big win in Wisconsin

Kenosha News: Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses previous decision, allows absentee ballot drop boxes To quote the president, John: This "is a big f-ing deal". The Wisconsin Supreme Court made a key pro-voter ruling and reversed its previous two-year-old decision banning absentee ballot drop boxes. …

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

July 8, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Not a joke

WaPo: Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say We're completely serious, John -- last week's decision poses a serious threat to the rule of law in this country. It might let anyone elected to high office get away with crimes as long as they can claim it was part…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Electoral College Watch [VAP] · [email protected]

July 8, 2024 at 3:04 PM

"Bizarre" system

Chuck Todd is asking key questions about the Electoral College   Straight from the mouth of NBC's Chuck Todd, John:  “Is anyone really happy with this bizarre Electoral College system we use today to decide our president?” The answer is no. It’s the biggest tool the opponents of voting rights have …

See More from Electoral College Watch [VAP]

  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

July 7, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Local government election funding survey

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, nonpartis…

See More from Voter Action Project Research Team

  Voter Research \ Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 5, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Benchmark Survey: Minimum Wage

@RBReich - Federal minimum wage: 2009: $7.25 2021: $7.25 The crisis here isn't a labor shortage. It’s a living wage shortage.    We often benchmark our activists on important issues not related to voting rights. Today we'd like to know your thoughts on the economy and current minimum wage. We are a…

See More from Voter Research \ Voter Action Project

  [email protected] · [email protected]

July 3, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Tracking poll: Voter data verification

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…

See More from [email protected]

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 6:14 PM

Our democracy is on the line

WaPo: Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say While the Supreme Court tried to emphasize the ideal that "no one in America is above the law", not even the president, John -- their actions say otherwise, giving a free pass for "official acts" while not explain…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Survey: USPS Ballot Division

Do you feel like they're equipped to succeed?   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 division to handle election mail i…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Ahead of this crucial election

We've got to have more voters register and participate Our quarterly deadline is just 7 hours away and our campaign to register voters is the most important thing we'll do this year. We can't do our work without you. Just $3 can cover the costs to find and register a new voter. RUSH $24 or more …

See More from Voter Action Project HQ

  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM

A tidal wave of new voters

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 Team · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Not in the modern era

Voter suppression as their policy platform 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 act. We must respond an…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 12:03 PM

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…

See More from Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM

We have to do everything we can

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 Action Project · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Court 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

  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 6:08 PM

34 hours

We've got to have more voters register and participate We know, you've probably seen a million "goal" emails this week. But our grassroots movement is 100% dependent on supporters like you to fuel our voter registration campaigns and the rest of our work. There's a little more than a day left be…

See More from Team Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 3:11 PM

Important voter registration 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]

June 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM

Doubling down on bad laws

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 legislato…

See More from Voter Action Project Team

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 29, 2024 at 12:04 AM

They're all in on voter suppression

Opponents of voting rights goals exposed   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 laws for years. This ne…

See More from Voter Action Project

  End the Electoral College via Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM

When they can't accept election results

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 lega…

See More from End the Electoral College via Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Now more than ever

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

  Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Four days for Q2, 130 days until Election Day

We've got to have more voters register and participate  John, I'll be blunt -- we cannot increase voter participation in this country without registering more voters, so our goal for the end of this quarter (and all the way to Election Day) is to get as many resources as we can to help register v…

See More from Michael Kanick, Voter Action Project

  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 27, 2024 at 9:08 PM

What we can do

Louisiana's Governor Signs Multiple Anti-Voter Bills and More Are Pending  Listen, we can't stop these suppressive laws from going into effect -- at least to start. But we can draw attention to them, we can use them to organize and to turn out voters, and we can work to repeal these laws or fight t…

See More from Voter Action Project HQ