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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Tell Congress to stop Trump's plan to privatize the USPS

We need to pass bipartisan H.Res.70 and S.Res.147 to stop Trump's privatization plan now. John -- We know Donald Trump is attempting to take over the United States Postal Service and make it part of the Commerce Department. But now we know his true endgame. Trump and his greedy billionaire buddies o…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Sour grapes caused this

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seatThe new mantra of the vote suppressors is "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out". By waiting until after Election Day and the recounts, it's clear that the challenger's campaign…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Work the margins to stop this bill

NC Newsline: Trump order and so-called “SAVE Act” threaten the fundamental right to vote With margins so tight in the House we have room to work, John. We can stop this bill and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before they vote and start checking voter suppression bills off their to-…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Election theft in plain sight

Popular Information: The five-month campaign to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat The end game is finally coming in this case in North Carolina, John, and we're heading for election theft in plain sight. The backstory: The North Carolina state supreme court stepped in to stop the certificati…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM

In the House this week

NC Newsline: Trump order and so-called “SAVE Act” threaten the fundamental right to vote  The SAVE Act is being fast-tracked by opponents of voting rights in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill is a stunning assault on our fundamental right to vote, and we can not afford to let this anti-…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Disastrous compromise

We should scrap the Electoral College The Electoral College was a compromise that tired delegates made without truly understanding the future implications. Now we can see the whole system is a disastrous mistake that could lead to the end of true democracy in this country.There is stopping anti-demo…
  Research Team [VAP] · [email protected]
April 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Tracking survey: 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 als…
  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]
April 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Rudy's legal woes

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 th…
  Voter Research [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Updated survey: Trump's tariffs

How concerned are you about your personal finances?   John: President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports this week and the stock market reacted with major losses as U.S. financial markets closed with their biggest one-day drop since the pandemic flattened the global economy fiv…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Ignore Trump's words at our own peril

NBC: Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so  If we've learned anything from a decade of the Trump political experience, the most ridiculous things he talks about are often the ones closest to his heart, and the ones which most cl…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM

The ability to personally fight for our fundamental rights

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue Voters desperately need a "private right to action" to protect their rights. All that phrase means is that we, the people, can bring forward a lawsuit ourselves when we see wrongdoing in our electio…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM

We can do this

We can scrap the Electoral College There are times this fight for a popular vote system feels impossible. But John, we can assure you it's not.   There are a number of ways it can be done. A constitutional amendment, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), and more.What we really need …
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM

We can't ignore the 3rd term talk

NBC: Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so  We were told during Trump's first term to "take him literally and figuratively," John, so we have no choice but to continue to do so, potential distraction or not. In an exclusive inte…
  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM

What are your voting rights priorities?

We want to see if your biggest concerns have changed  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]. As more state legislative sessions begin, we need to know if your voting r…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
April 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM

We weren't joking

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger  Seriously, John -- in an interview yesterday Trump said he wants a third term and interrupted the interviewer to clarify that he wasn't joking. He's already called himself a "king", and he's been reshaping …
  Voter Action Project Florida · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Before tomorrow

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House  Opponents of voting rights are running scared. Pulling nominations, dumping cash into these races, tossing in everything including the kitchen sink to hold these seats. They know our best way to stop these dangerous bills …
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM

The under-the-radar stuff we're facing

AP: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue John, This ruling by the federal 8th Circuit still needs our attention, as it continues to be ignored in the media. It's one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. If you miss…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Counting down the hours

Milwaukee J-S: Early voting surpasses 500,000 in Wisconsin's election featuring pivotal Supreme Court race  Whether you live in Wisconsin or not, this race will impact you. Going back to a suppressive state Supreme Court means unfair maps, leading to skewed representation in Congress. Just like we'v…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
March 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM

"Grave danger" to our democracy

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger  We’ll keep this short, John: those experts are right.The attacks of the last few years in our state legislatures across the country targeting the right to vote, especially minority communities, are an ass…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Great signs in Florida

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House  You can tell that we're making progress in Florida, John, because the MAGA crew just pulled back Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. -- worried that it might cost them the house.…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Trump is trying to cancel mail-in voting

Democracy Docket: With New Order, Trump Tries to Kill Off Vote By Mail   Trump’s order is the culmination of years of attacks on absentee ballots and vote-by-mail. In the months before the 2020 election, Trump repeatedly spread disinformation and conspiracy theories about the legitimacy of mail-in b…
  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]
March 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM

72 hours left

Milwaukee J-S: Early voting surpasses 500,000 in Wisconsin's election featuring pivotal Supreme Court race  John: On Tuesday Wisconsin voters will decide between progressive Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford and conservative former Attorney General Brad Schimel in a race that will deter…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Top-down voter suppression

Votebeat: Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge  Just a quick recent history lesson -- when Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2021 that said “it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to expand access to, and education about, voter registr…
  VAP Research Team · [email protected]
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Survey: 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]. Americans are still feeling crunched by rising prices yet corporate pr…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Trump's order attacks mail-in voting

Democracy Docket: With New Order, Trump Tries to Kill Off Vote By Mail  We're going to keep hammering this home, John, because the mainstream media continues to ignore this executive order and how it will change our elections forever. President Donald Trump's massive anti-voting executive order has …
  Voter Action Project Elections Team · [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Crucial special elections

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House One of our best ways to stop these dangerous bills -- and other parts of this ugly anti-voting agenda, plus all the other terrible things happening -- is to win these special elections and narrow the margins in the House. R…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM

The EO we've been dreading

Votebeat: Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge  President Donald Trump just issued a sweeping executive order that would dramatically change the administration of U.S. elections, John.  What does this order do? The order attempts to take control away …
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM

One week until Florida's special elections

CFPM: Florida holds special primary election to fill vacancies in U.S. House  There are two big states holding special elections next week on April 1, John. The state of Florida is holding a special election to fill vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives, following cabinet nominations by …
  Voter Research // Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Ballot 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…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Stealing an election in plain sight

NC Newsline: Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election  The mantra of the vote suppressors must be "if you can't beat 'em," John, "just try and get their votes thrown out". By waiting until after Election Day and the recounts, it's clear that the …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
March 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM

2025 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 pol…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Voter 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 b…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Land doesn't vote

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 t…
  Voter Action Project Wisconsin · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Not much time left to make a difference in this crucial election

WPR: Group tied to Elon Musk investing in Wisconsin ahead of Supreme Court race  Whether you live in Wisconsin or not, this race will impact you. Going back to a suppressive state Supreme Court means unfair maps, leading to skewed representation in Congress. Just like we've seen with North Carolina,…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Yup, still going 133 days later

NC Newsline: Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election  This case is still going on in North Carolina, John, and we have to keep spreading the word because the mainstream media continues to ignore election theft in plain sight. The North Carolin…
  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Poll: Pam Bondi as AG

How do you feel about her performance as 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 blew up sp…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM

Scrap it

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 Electo…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM

States with suppressive agendas

Brennan Center: 10 States Enacted Restrictive Voting Laws in 2024   This is what we're still up against: States have continued to execute an agenda of voter suppression, driven by partisan lies. Dark money and decades of work by opponents of voting rights have brought us here. It's scary and it show…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM

Just weeks away

WPR: Group tied to Elon Musk investing in Wisconsin ahead of Supreme Court race  John: On April 1, Wisconsin voters will decide between progressive Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford and conservative former Attorney General Brad Schimel in a race that will determine the ideological ba…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM

This map says it all

Brennan Center: 10 States Enacted Restrictive Voting Laws in 2024   John, we're not kidding: Ten states enacted new voting restrictions in 2024.In fact, according to the nonpartisan Brennan Center For Justice, "states enacted more restrictive voting laws in 2024 than in any year in the last decade e…
  Voter Research [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
March 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM

New survey: Trump's tariffs

Are they already harming your wallet?   John: A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says "President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are slowing economic growth in the United States and around the world while sending prices higher again, creating a toxic stew for…
  Research Team [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
March 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM

Supporter 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, prohi…
  Research Survey [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Tracking 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 prop…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Chilling

Reuters: Trump says violence against Tesla is domestic terrorism  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…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM

They win by scraping at the edges

Democracy Docket: New GOP Bills Target Student Voters This is what opponents of voting rights do: They scrape off discrete groups, challenging their eligibility or worthiness to be registered and cast a ballot, slicing their way down to a piece of the pie they can win and protect their power.We won'…
  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM

119th Congress 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 …
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM

The real news behind the spectacle

Reuters: Trump says violence against Tesla is domestic terrorism  John: Ignore the Teslas on the south lawn of the White House and pay attention to the words.Why? When we called out a frightening bill, last known as H.R. 9495, that already passed the House and would give President Donald Trump bro…
  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Defending our vital public services

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger  It's simple: Privatizing the USPS doesn't help Americans, it will harm rural communities all over the country, and it will remove a vital public service from our everyday lives. In addition, it'll destroy a…
  Voter Action Project · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Young adult voting is under attack

Democracy Docket: New GOP Bills Target Student Voters  John: You should watch this important update on bills attacking student voting around the country -- Long story short -- we often talk about how opponents of voting rights try out a concept in one state and, if successful, export it to other sta…
  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Nothing new

AP: Alabama’s congressional map at stake in federal Voting Rights Act trial  This case isn't new. A three-judge panel found that Alabama's maps violated the VRA in 2022, and the Supreme Court agreed in 2023. Alabama used the court-mandated nonpartisan map in 2024, then turned right around to try and…