Voter Action Project · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 3:05 PM

The honest truth

538: 16 States Made It Harder To Vote  John: 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, nearly 400 laws with voting restrictions h…

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  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Continued attacks on voting

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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October 2, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Organize, fight, and vote

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…

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  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Tracking 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 as we head towards the 2024 election. Lo…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Last major reporting deadline

We've got to have more voters register and participate Our quarterly deadline is just 4 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 ri…

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  Voter Action Project North Carolina · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Crucial state this year

Fox News: North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls  There's so much on the line in North Carolina this year, John. Everyone is focused on the presidential polls, but they forget that key statewide races that impact voting rights -- from governor to attorney general to secretary of state to t…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Legalized voter suppression

Newsweek: Greg Abbott Removes 1 Million People From Texas Voter Rolls   John: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott trumpeted Texas' purging of more than 1,000,000 voters under their 2021 voter suppression law. “That removal process has been, and will continue to be, ongoing,” Abbot’s office said. Partisan electi…

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  Voter Action Project Louisiana · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 3:06 PM

*Eleven* voter suppression bills

Louisiana's Governor Signs Multiple Anti-Voter Bills and More Are Pending  Louisiana's governor, Jeff Landry, has now signed eleven anti-voter bills into law so far this year. He started off with these seven new suppressive laws: ➜ House Bill 285 requires the state secretary of state’s office to cr…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Need this in more states next year

9 & 10 News: Michigan Voting Rights Act advances out of committee State-level Voting Rights Acts -- like this one in Michigan, or Minnesota's recent law -- are models for other states across the country and exactly the type of pro-voter legislation we need to protect our right to vote everywher…

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  Voter Action Project North Carolina · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM

More than 700,000 voters purged

Fox News: North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls  John: More than 700,000 North Carolinians had their voter registration “purged” before Election Day. The State Elections Board made the announcement of compliance with state law.This means that North Carolina -- emerging as a crucial state …

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Help us inform voters

Rolling Stone: Trump Tells Christians They Won’t Have to Vote in Future: ‘We’ll Have It Fixed’   Four years of Donald Trump as president taught us to take him at his word. We could never assume we knew whether he was being hyperbolic or stating his true intentions. It's the same right now -- we hav…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Fight in every state

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 Team · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 12:01 AM

They're scared of registering new voters

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 · [email protected]

September 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Michigan's state Voting Rights Act

9 & 10 News: Michigan Voting Rights Act advances out of committee John: The Michigan Voting Rights Act is good legislation. This bill: ➜ Guarantees in state law protections previously afforded under the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act.➜ Establishes a nonpartisan election information database. ➜ …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 28, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Have to take it literally

Rolling Stone: Trump Tells Christians They Won’t Have to Vote in Future: ‘We’ll Have It Fixed’   “Christians, get out and vote!” yelled Trump. “Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years. You know what? It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautifu…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 28, 2024 at 12:01 AM

How we fight overreach

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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  Research Team [VAP] · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Snap poll: Protecting election workers

We need to know if you think Congress should take action   John: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced and is working hard to pass 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]

September 27, 2024 at 6:03 PM

What opponents of voting rights really want

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 Aus…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 3:06 PM

So many 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 drop…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Make sure voters know

Georgia Public Broadcasting: State Election Board passes new rule ordering hand count of ballots. Election officials aren't happy  Opponents of voting rights in Georgia are willing to go to any length to make sure they gain more power and control. We must make sure voters know to vote early and tur…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Why we must turn out

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]

September 26, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Turnout is the key

We are focusing on our GOTV operations   GOTV is going to be the whole ballgame soon, John. We either help turn out the countless new voters that we've helped register as part of the pro-democracy coalition -- along with millions of voting rights supporters -- or we watch the wave of voter suppress…

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  Georgia Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Hand counting our ballots will lead to chaos

Georgia Public Broadcasting: State Election Board passes new rule ordering hand count of ballots. Election officials aren't happy   In case you missed the news, John: "Georgia’s State Election Board passed arguably the most contentious of the new rules it had been considering for conducting electio…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM

This year more than ever

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 · [email protected]

September 24, 2024 at 9:17 PM

Early voting has started

We are focusing on our GOTV operations  John,We are almost at the pivot point. We've been focused on voter registration all year -- it's been our number one priority, starting with reengaging lapsed voters and attracting new voters to our outreach on the ground and advertising online. Now that we'v…

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  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

September 24, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Our anti-voter laws

AJC: VP Harris visits ‘ground zero’ for voting rights battle in Atlanta  More from Kamala 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 pe…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Must keep this work 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…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Backwards step

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 citizen…

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  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

September 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Key state in the balance

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…

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  Voter Action Project Polling · [email protected]

September 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Tracking survey: 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 dispatch…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Still a battleground

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]

September 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Voting is fundamental for our democracy

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 weak…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM

They want people afraid to use their right to vote

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…

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  Mississippi Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Fight everywhere

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 nation…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Counting on it

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 HQ · [email protected]

September 18, 2024 at 6:05 PM

A cynical partisan ploy

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 noncit…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Must make our voices heard

We need to supercharge our GOTV operations   John: With the restrictions opponents of voting rights put in place in many states - like Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin - turning out as many voters as possible is our greatest hope to defend our right to vote and stem this tide of voter suppres…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 3:04 PM

It's National Voter Registration Day!

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you  It's National Voter Registration Day, John! It's a day when organizations like ours and so many other partners around the country focus on registering as many voters as possible ahead of Election Day 2024.We all need to get up and work.…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM

They are going to run these plays from their playbook

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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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM

50 days to Election Day

Our ability to register voters depends on supporters like you  VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES UPCOMINGELECTION 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 two months out from the general ele…

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  Voter Action Project Ohio · [email protected]

September 16, 2024 at 12:02 AM

They want to make it harder to vote

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Sec. of State LaRose proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes, changes rules ahead of election Why do opponents of voting rights keep trying to make it harder to vote? Why are they trying day after day to limit pathways for you to submit your ballot? It's simple -- they kno…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Got to turn out the vote

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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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Send Gavin Newson a message

“Deepfakes” are becoming a major problem for elections around the world John, The danger is on the horizon: Fake video, images, and audio — so-called “deepfakes” created by artificial intelligence (AI) — are becoming a major problem for elections around the world.Just last month, Elon Musk shared …

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Ripping up 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…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Their dark plan to end voting rights

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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  [email protected] · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Quick 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 regis…

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  Voter Action Project Texas · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Blatant suppression

NYT: Texas Attorney General Sues to Stop Voter Registration Push in San Antonio  We've almost gotten used to the constant attempts in Texas to codify power for one political party and suppress any dissenting ideas and voters. But we have to stand up and draw the line against these cynical opponents…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Drop box threat in Ohio

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Sec. of State LaRose proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes, changes rules ahead of election Drop boxes are threatened in Ohio by the very elected official whose job is to run the election, John. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has asked leaders in the Ohio state leg…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 12:01 AM

No better illustration

This presidential campaign is being fought in only seven states   We must return these elections to the people -- all the people -- and not just the marginal few in a handful of states that are toss-ups. The popular vote determining the president is the best way to do that, not an outdated compromi…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Even worse after last night

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. Multiple news outlets have reported that the ultra-con…

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