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December 23, 2024 at 1:02 AM

They take every advantage

BCJ: Gerrymandering Decided House Control   How did this skew happen? Simply, opponents of voting rights control the drawing of many more districts. In some states, nonpartisan commissions or state courts have actually produced fairer maps. But in most places, politicians are free to press for part…

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December 22, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Follow-up survey: Contempt of court

Newsweek: Rudy Giuliani Faces Further Legal Woes After Failing to Turn Over Assets John: Rudy Giuliani's role in the election conspiracies of 2020 is well known. Now he's facing an additional contempt of court charge for refusing to comply with his punishment for his role in the scheme to subvert…

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December 20, 2024 at 7:13 PM

Petition: Don't privatize the U.S. Postal Service

We must raise our voices louder than ever to protect the USPS.  John, The United States Postal Service has served every corner of our nation for nearly 250 years. But Trump and his billionaire allies want to rip it apart, placing profits over an essential public service. Their dangerous plan to pr…

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December 20, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Easy to see why we need fair maps

BCJ: Gerrymandering Decided House Control  Post-election analysis has shown this to be true, John: Unfair maps helped opponents of voting rights win a razor-thin majority.. It's clear that control of the House of Representatives will matter greatly. Right now that control is very, very narrow. And …

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December 19, 2024 at 7:17 PM

The madness is already here

2025 is going to be an important year   Yesterday was emblematic of why we need to step up, John. These are not serious people, but they're going to be in charge, and they're tanking a bland 90-day funding bill for no real reason -- and may harm so many of our fellow Americans in the process by shu…

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December 19, 2024 at 1:02 AM

We can't wait for the calendar to flip

2025 is going to be an important year  John, It may seem like there isn’t much we can do to better our world after the election we just had and opponents of voting rights seemingly tightening their grip on our country. But, in reality, the fight has just begun. It’s time to lace up our boots and fi…

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December 18, 2024 at 7:06 PM

Short poll: 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…

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December 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Short survey: 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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December 17, 2024 at 4:08 PM

Across all levels of government

2025 has important elections across the country   The races listed below aren't all, John. School boards, county officials, judges for lower state courts and county counts... the list goes on. We need to fight for our right to vote up and down our government, up and down the ballot, and not just fo…

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December 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM

No "off" years

2025 has important elections across the country  John, 2025 is considered an "off year" for elections, but the reality is that there are a number of important elections on the ballot:Three special elections (so far) to fill vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives Two special elections to fil…

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December 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Your voting rights priorities?

We want to see if you biggest concerns have changed With the election over, 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 auto…

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December 16, 2024 at 1:03 AM

These restrictions don't belong in a state constitution

NC Newsline: Proposed constitutional amendment to require photo ID for mail voting passes legislature  This is simple -- voter suppression bills can be repealed. Voter suppression amendments in constitutions are much harder to get rid of.  That's why opponents of voting rights in North Carolina wan…

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December 15, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Post-election poll: Voter ID

Fox News: NC Supreme Court rejects voter ID law, state electoral map, claiming 'racially motivated purpose'   We want to hear from likely voters in your area about the Voter ID laws under consideration in several states. Will you take our one-question poll right away?  John: Do you agree that Voter…

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December 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM

More bad news from North Carolina

NC Newsline: Proposed constitutional amendment to require photo ID for mail voting passes legislature   No beating around the bush on this one, John: Opponents of voting rights in the state legislature have approved a proposed constitutional amendment that asks North Carolinians to approve photo ID…

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December 13, 2024 at 4:04 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]. Every day Americans are still feeling crunched by rising prices yet …

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December 12, 2024 at 7:35 PM

The threat of "chilling" legislation

Truthout: House Passes Chilling “Nonprofit Killer” Bill   We don't want to see any nonprofit bludgeoned and silenced for dissent -- especially not one dedicated to protecting and expanding our right to vote. This dangerous bill needs to be stopped before bad actors are empowered to weaponize the ta…

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December 11, 2024 at 7:20 PM

The threat of the 'nonprofit killer" bill

Truthout: House Passes Chilling “Nonprofit Killer” Bill   We've got to let you know, John, that a bill that would give President-elect Donald Trump broad powers to target his political foes has passed a major hurdle toward becoming law, recently passing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bil…

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December 11, 2024 at 1:01 AM

The fight in the states

NPR: With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws   We'll be blunt, John: We're not expecting any help or action from the federal government. A MAGA Department of Justice along with a Congress controlled by opponents of voting rights and a Supreme Court that…

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December 10, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Supporter 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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December 9, 2024 at 7:05 PM

Voting rights in the states

NPR: With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws   John, you don't need us to remind you about all the assaults on the Voting Rights Act. From Supreme Court cases to state laws and the recent 8th circuit ruling that citizens don't have a right to sue for th…

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December 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Tracking 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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December 8, 2024 at 10:08 PM

Your thoughts: Pam Bondi for AG?

Do you support Trump's most recent nomination for Attorney General?   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]. John: After Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General b…

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December 6, 2024 at 7:13 PM

Voter survey: Poll taxes

Suppressive clauses in recent laws have been compared to poll taxes.   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]. John, The Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, proh…

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December 5, 2024 at 10:32 PM

[Corrected Link] We're going to need this for the next four years

Pass protections for journalists before Trump takes office! John,We know Trump’s constant attacks on the free press won’t stop in his second term. The U.S. House already unanimously passed bipartisan protections for journalists. Now, the Senate must act before Trump is inaugurated. The PRESS Act …

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December 5, 2024 at 10:13 PM

We're going to need this for the next four years

Pass protections for journalists before Trump takes office! John,We know Trump’s constant attacks on the free press won’t stop in his second term. The U.S. House already unanimously passed bipartisan protections for journalists. Now, the Senate must act before Trump is inaugurated. The PRESS Act …

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December 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Supporter poll: Ballot initiatives

Democracy Docket: Lawmakers Look To Restrict Ballot Initiative Process in Florida, Missouri and Ohio   In state legislative sessions, suppressive lawmakers across the country have looked to curtail the ballot initiative process, which allows citizens to directly affect policy change by voting on pr…

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December 4, 2024 at 7:06 PM

It's always about power

News & Observer: As protesters shout, NC Senate Republicans override Cooper veto of powers-stripping bill  To quote a reporter from Slate who is tracking this closely: "The background here is that North Carolina voters just elected another Democratic governor, retained a Democratic state Suprem…

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December 4, 2024 at 1:02 AM

We must be ready for 2025

Defend voting rights for Giving Tuesday  The power grabs are already underway. And there's more coming -- in the courts, in state legislatures, in Congress. We desperately need resources to respond. Please, John: We know we're all stung by the election results, but we need everyone to step up and R…

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December 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM

Blatant post-election power grab

News & Observer: As protesters shout, NC Senate Republicans override Cooper veto of powers-stripping bill   Opponents of voting rights are already assaulting our democracy, John. Vote suppressors here in North Carolina are doing all they can to strip the incoming governor of power and codify th…

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December 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Don't despair -- act

Defend voting rights for Giving Tuesday   This team has always stepped up to defend our right to vote. And you're starting to again. We're not telling you this is going to be easy. But with all of us, standing together, firmly entrenched to protect voting rights? Anything is possible. John, RUSH $2…

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December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM

Another vote suppressor scam

NYT: After Trump Took the Lead, Election Deniers Went Suddenly Silent  Opponents of voting rights will go any length to win. The suppressive legislation, the frivolous court cases, the lies about election results, the mass voter challenges... it's all part of a long-held strategy to discredit our e…

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December 2, 2024 at 1:03 AM

The gift of voting rights

Help us meet our goal for Giving Tuesday  John, Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, and we cannot think of a better gift for everyone than protecting our right to vote. We're not going to lie -- we know things look bleak. Opponents of voting rights had a good Election Day. We're staring down…

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December 1, 2024 at 1:04 AM

"Suddenly silent" election deniers

NYT: After Trump Took the Lead, Election Deniers Went Suddenly Silent   John -- We all heard it. Election deniers spent the weeks leading up to Election Day claiming -- without proof -- about widespread voter fraud that would harm the results, which is something that has never occurred in modern e…

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November 29, 2024 at 7:08 PM

His roadmap shows us how to fight back

Democracy Docket: Trump’s Agenda 47 — What It Means for Democracy  Agenda 47 and Project 2025 give opponents of voting rights a roadmap to try and restrict our right to vote. But they also give us unique access to their playbook and provide us our own way to fight back against their dangerous init…

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November 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM

Supporter poll: Term limits for the Supreme Court?

BCJ: Why Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices Make Sense   Judicial historians and other nonpartisan justice activists are restarting their campaigns for term limits on Supreme Court justices in the wake of the presidential election. They argue that lifetime appointments are misplaced in the comm…

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November 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM

Post-election survey: Rate Speaker Johnson

How would you rate his performance?   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]. John: GOP Leader Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was…

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November 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM

Have to fight "Agenda 47"

Democracy Docket: Trump’s Agenda 47 — What It Means for Democracy   Listen, John, we know that the election's over. But post-election polling has consistently shown two things: That people voted to show their displeasure economically, and that voters don't truly know what is in the agendas put f…

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November 24, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Not a rubber stamp

@CletaMitchell: Every lawyer in the Voting Section and likely in the Civil Rights Division needs to be terminated. They are not supportive of Pres Trump or MAGA. There has to be a reckoning. These are leftwing activists who have come from and should return to their leftwing organizations.  Their "r…

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November 22, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Supporter 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 has been proven safe and secure after broad utilization in the last …

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November 21, 2024 at 7:06 PM

Opponents of voting rights want "a reckoning"

@CletaMitchell: Every lawyer in the Voting Section and likely in the Civil Rights Division needs to be terminated. They are not supportive of Pres Trump or MAGA. There has to be a reckoning. These are leftwing activists who have come from and should return to their leftwing organizations.  John -- …

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November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM

Opinion 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 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 and …

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November 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM

A major consequence

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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November 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM

Petition: Stand against Elon's disastrous new department

Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE a disaster waiting to happen John: We have to act now to urge Congress to oppose the creation of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the proposed appointments of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to this agency. This new department, introduced by Pres…

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November 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM

This ruling just got worst

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue   John,We're still assessing the consequences of this election, but this ruling by the federal 8th Circuit stands out like a sore thumb. It's one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen…

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November 18, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Add your name to reject Matt Gaetz as AG

He's under investigation for sex trafficking and corrupting minors, he can't be Attorney General of the United States. John -- Donald Trump nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who recently resigned from Congress while under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for sex trafficking and corrupti…

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November 17, 2024 at 7:24 PM

Urge the Senate to confirm every pro-democracy judge they can

Stand firm for a fair and balanced judiciary while we still can John,With Donald Trump set to take office in January, the Senate must act swiftly to confirm President Biden’s judicial nominees. Securing these appointments is one of the most productive actions supporters of voting rights can take …

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November 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Snap poll: Matt Gaetz for Attorney General?

The Department of Justice is a critical component in defending the right to vote.   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 Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Ci…

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November 13, 2024 at 10:06 PM

One-click Survey: Permanent Mail-in Voting

Bolts: Connecticut Ballot Measure Could Make Voting More Inclusive     John -- Connecticut recently passed a ballot initiative to expand the use of mail-in voting to all citizens with no excuse, every year. This follows other states, like Maryland, which allow voters to permanently opt-in to receiv…

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November 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Quick poll: Ranked choice voting

Bolts: Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting System   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 explanation …

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November 11, 2024 at 1:03 AM

Quick poll: Expand early voting?

Would you be in support of expanding it?   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]. Early voting was an unqualified success again in 2024. Michael McDonald, a professor…

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