Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

August 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM

We can't let a simple Senate rule stand in our way

WaPo: Democrats signal voting rights bills will top the agenda if Harris wins We've heard a lot this year about our democracy and the future of our country, about the road we're on and the paths we can choose. A challenge to defend voting rights lies in front of us next year and we can't let anyth…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

August 26, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Turnout is key

We need to supercharge our GOTV operations  John, Some day we won't have to say this anymore, but the reality is that there are critical elections across the country this fall, with the future of voting rights, abortion, and more in the balance. Opponents of voting rights have long worked behind th…

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August 26, 2024 at 12:02 AM

They didn't write this plan just to ignore it

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…

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  Arizona Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 25, 2024 at 9:07 PM

They are trying to end our mail-in voting

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 …

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

August 25, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Supporter tracking poll: Voting rights priorities

We want to see if you biggest concerns have changed With the election coming up we need to know if your voting rights priorities have changed. Please take our quick one-click poll: John, which voting rights issue is most important to you? When you click an option, your vote is …

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August 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM

Supporter poll: Ballot languages

A federal law requires translating ballots, but not it all languages   Section 203 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has required certain states and local governments to provide voting ballots, registration forms and other election materials in more than just English. But not all languages are covered …

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  Voter Action Project PA · [email protected]

August 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM

They can't win without dirty tricks

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.…

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August 23, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Sidelining the filibuster

WaPo: Democrats signal voting rights bills will top the agenda if Harris wins John: HUGE news from the Democratic Party's convention in Chicago.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he would be willing to set aside the filibuster to pass legislation that would protect and defend Americans' righ…

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  Voter Action Project Minnesota · [email protected]

August 23, 2024 at 12:02 AM

More states to follow

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…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

August 22, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Voting starts in 15 days

Some states are about to start voting and many other key dates are on the horizon  John, You read that right -- North Carolina's mail-in voting period opens on September 6th, 15 days from now. In fact, we're just 75 days from Election Day.We still have a lot of work to do. Registering citizens, edu…

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August 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM

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, includ…

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

August 22, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Lawful maps

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…

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  Pennsylvania Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Could greatly impact the result

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 withou…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Voter 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…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Register more voters today

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 Wisconsin · [email protected]

August 20, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Increasing turnout

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 Wisconsin…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 20, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Minnesota's Voting Rights Act

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:➜ Guarante…

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August 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Not just a Georgia problem

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 tactics that opponents of voting rights use, once they find success with something in one state they export it for use in other states aro…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 6:09 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 unlawful…

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  Voter Registration Team [VAP] · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Getting the job done

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 HQ · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM

We have to answer

Opponents of voting rights want you scared of our elections  Our answer to these brainwashed, willfully ignorant, wannabe-cultists can't be just words. It must be through our actions: expanding access to the ballot, increasing voter participation, and swelling the voter rolls with newly registered …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 18, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Wisconsin Update

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. T…

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

August 18, 2024 at 6:08 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…

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

August 16, 2024 at 9:13 PM

Tracking 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 proposal…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

August 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM

A crucial legal 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 · [email protected]

August 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM

State voter purges

CBS: Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls  John: Up to 500,000 Georgians were at risk of having their voter registration “purged” before Election Day. Untold numbers were removed. Partisan election officials conduct mass registered voter removal…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

August 16, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Can't stress it enough

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 HQ · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Short and to the point

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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August 15, 2024 at 3:07 PM

They think everything is a conspiracy

Opponents of voting rights want you scared of our elections  Nothing is ever good enough for opponents of voting rights. If the ballots are counted quickly and efficiently, reporting the results in a timely manner? "Oh it's rigged, no way they could have gone that fast."If precincts take their time…

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August 15, 2024 at 3:03 AM

Anti-voter 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 Team · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Must take 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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  [email protected] · [email protected]

August 14, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Tracking poll: 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 e…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

August 14, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Crucial state

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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  Voter Action Project Texas · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Codified power

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 · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Evergreen 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 voter…

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  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Continued attempts to restrict 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 o…

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  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

August 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM

"It’s undemocratic"

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 Electora…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

August 12, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Linchpin

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you  John -- this campaign to register new voters across the country is the linchpin of all our work this year. The math is simple -- every $3 can help register a new voter. Can we count on you to chip in $24 and help register 8 new voters, …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 11, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Threats in Arizona

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 202…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

August 11, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Need your input

Make your voice heard 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 infamously spoke on the Senate floor amidst debate about meaningful…

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

August 9, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Tracking survey: Statehood for D.C.

WaPo Opinion: D.C. statehood is a voting rights issue If Washington, D.C. was a state, the U.S. Senate sure would look different and the landscape for critical legislation would definitely be altered. While it doesn't have the square mileage of other states, D.C. would actually be ahead of Wyoming…

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  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Billionaires are funding 3rd party candidates to mess with the Electoral College

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 Wisconsin · [email protected]

August 9, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Born from conspiracy theories

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 Admi…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

August 9, 2024 at 12:02 AM

The fight for democracy is on

MJ: Tim Walz Has a Stellar Record on Voting Rights This is a pivotal moment. The future of our country is in our hands. The idea of America, the promise of our democracy -- it lies here before us. We just need to step up and turn out the voters who will stand with us and defend our fundamental ri…

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August 8, 2024 at 6:10 PM

Challenges in Texas

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]

August 8, 2024 at 3:29 PM

These state voter suppression laws

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]

August 8, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Less than 3 months away

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you   VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES UPCOMING ELECTION DAY 2024 John -- Registering as many new voters as possible is critical for this year's elections and our fight to protect voting rights. We're less than three months out from the general …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

August 7, 2024 at 9:08 PM

No democracy without voting

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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August 7, 2024 at 6:02 PM

It needs to change before it makes things worse

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]

August 7, 2024 at 12:01 AM

An excellent choice

MJ: Tim Walz Has a Stellar Record on Voting Rights Today is the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights act of 1965, John. It's fitting that today the Governor who signed Minnesota's new Voting Rights Act into law earlier this year became a candidate for Vice President of the United States. Minne…

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