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

June 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Are ID requirements just new 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, prohib…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM

Straight to the point --

Fox News: End of the Electoral College is in sight if Democrats keep getting their wayStraight to the point, John: The Electoral College is an outdated mess that political parties are using to game the system and perpetuate power for candidates who get less votes. It's simply a tool to use land mass…

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  Voter Action Project Iowa · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM

This is about controlling our elections

Des Moines Register: Iowa is changing when candidates can request a recount — and who conducts them. Here's how.  John: Last year, Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks won reelection in Iowa by just 0.19 points after a recount—the second-closest House race in the country.So what have the opponents…

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June 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM

🙌 It's on us

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll let them run freeFighting in every state that's trying to suppress voters doesn't mean we're going to ignore the big purple states that get all the attention, John. But the truth of the matter is that the time and resources spent to protect voting rights …

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June 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Ten more states

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 ex…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Election poll: Appoint a special prosecutor?

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election  John -- Donald Trump still can't let the 2020 election go, calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate. MAGA cronies immediately cheered and echoed this post. This baseless claim that the 2020 election was marred …

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June 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM

👉 Simple to understand

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act It's simple: The Voting Rights Act was passed to outlaw racial discrimination in elections, including the drawing of districts in ways that effectively blocked minority groups from electing their preferred candidates.…

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  Electoral College Team [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]

June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM

This is about fairness and not partisan tipping of the scales

Fox News: End of the Electoral College is in sight if Democrats keep getting their way Fox News is wrong, John -- big surprise.   Our movement to end the Electoral College isn't about partisanship. It's not about gaming the system. Fox has spent decades drowning in their own rhetoric and can't under…

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June 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Can't ignore any state

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll let them run free John -- Opponents of voting rights have made a strong bet. They've doubled down on it the last few years, too. Their bet was that we'd only care about certain states. That as long as we were focused on the swing states like Arizona, Geor…

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June 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM

The Voting Rights Act vs. Georgia

Atlanta Voice: Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over Voting Rights Act  Bad news for everyone, John: The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much hard…

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June 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM

"Never been an attack on voting rights out of Congress like this"

CBS: Experts warn the proposed SAVE Act could make it harder for some married women to vote. Here's who could be affected. Sean Wilentz, a professor of American History at Princeton University, makes the stakes of the SAVE act clear: “It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American h…

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

June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Supporter 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 V…

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June 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Don't be fooled by the name

CBS: Experts warn the proposed SAVE Act could make it harder for some married women to vote. Here's who could be affected.  The SAVE Act was fast-tracked by opponents of voting rights and passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill is a stunning assault on our fundamental right to vote, and …

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

June 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Voter poll: DOGE Lawsuits

NPR: Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk's power over government can continue  John -- Elon Musk may have left government "service", but it appears he cannot hide from lawsuits over misused authority. A U.S. District Court judge recently ruled that a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and the De…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Approval poll: Department of Justice

Do you approve of the recent changes?  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]. Leading voting rights lawyer Marc Elias recently wrote: "The Department of Justice no lon…

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June 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Nationwide challenges

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 vot…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Stay vigilant

Colorado Newsline: Gov. Polis signs voting rights bill, shielding Colorado from federal backslidingWith opponents of voting rights on the march, particularly in heavily gerrymandered states and at the federal level, we've got to stay vigilant to make sure people are able to vote next year and have t…

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  Voter Action Project Mississippi · [email protected]

June 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Their suppressive endgame of power and control

AP: Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage. John, events in Mississippi should give us all pause and show us why we need to fight in every state nationwide. Mississippi has an egregious voting rights record and has the highest level of felon…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Voter poll: 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 receive a…

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June 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Just decimated

The Guardian: Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  Back in January the voting section of the civil rights division had seven managers overseeing around 30 attorneys. Since then, one manager was detailed to a task force, one retired, and the other five were all reas…

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June 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Big news from Colorado

Colorado Newsline: Gov. Polis signs voting rights bill, shielding Colorado from federal backsliding  John, Colorado's governor signed the Colorado Voting Rights Act into law yesterday, establishing various protections contained in the federal Voting Rights Act at the state level. This new law prohib…

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June 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Protecting Trump, not our rights

The Guardian: Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  This speaks for itself, John. Straight from The Guardian:"Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department’s voting sectio…

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June 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Can't lose this avenue for justice

Democracy Docket: New Ruling Cuts Off Key Tool to Protect Minority VotersVoters 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 elections. These 8th Circuit decisio…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Your thoughts: 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 i…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Going dark again to honor victims of political violence

Violence is never the answer to our political differences John,Again, to make it abundantly clear, since this is sadly not the first time we've had to say this: We condemn political violence in any form. We know the people receiving this email likely know that and agree, but we're stating it again f…

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June 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Cynical

Fox5 Atlanta: Georgia set to purge nearly half-million inactive voters this summerThese purges could disenfranchise people with unreliable mail delivery, those who have lost their homes, and other legitimate registered voters. Voters of color, those in underserved communities, and residents of rural…

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  Georgia Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM

A good start

AP: Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board’s power Every journey starts with one step. Stopping the vote suppressors in Georgia won't happen overnight, but incremental progress like this is crucial. RUSH $25 or more right now to protect our fundamental righ…

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June 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Can't forget this dangerous ruling

Democracy Docket: New Ruling Cuts Off Key Tool to Protect Minority Voters John: An update from the federal 8th Circuit on one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. A federal appeals court recently cut off a key avenue for private groups and individuals to bring racial discr…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Should we 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 o…

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  Voter Action Project Texas · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Blatant power grab

Democracy Docket: Top GOP Map-Drawer and Right-Wing Law Firm Team Up to Target Texas Minority Voters  We get it -- sometimes it feels like there's nothing we can do in these situations. But we have to fight these power grabs whenever and wherever we can so that we don't obey in advance and let the v…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM

They'll continue to exploit it

WPRI: Movement seeks to remove Electoral College, elect president by popular vote  The Electoral College is a dangerous loophole that opponents of voting rights can exploit to override the will of the people. And with everything that's going on, it's only going to get worse. RUSH $25 or more to prot…

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June 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM

A check on MAGA's power in Georgia

AP: Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board’s power  A great update from Georgia, John: Georgia’s highest court overturned four rules passed by the State Election Board just before last year’s general election, ruling the board overstepped its authority and…

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June 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM

New Texas gerrymander

Democracy Docket: Top GOP Map-Drawer and Right-Wing Law Firm Team Up to Target Texas Minority Voters The fight against gerrymandering never ends, John. Reports from Texas indicate that the opponents of voting rights who run one of Texas’s biggest counties have recruited the top conservative map-draw…

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June 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Tracking poll: The "Department of Government Efficiency"

CNN: DOGE seeks access to highly sensitive taxpayer data at IRS  Elon Musk and his DOGE team have taken a wrecking ball to the federal government -- with President Trump's approval. Funding has been frozen, key agencies are being shuttered, and multiple outlets have reported that Musk and his team h…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

June 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Most at risk

Fox5 Atlanta: Georgia set to purge nearly half-million inactive voters this summerThese purges could disenfranchise people with unreliable mail delivery, those who have lost their homes, and other legitimate registered voters. Voters of color, those in underserved communities, and residents of rural…

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June 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM

We're watching the consequences

WPRI: Movement seeks to remove Electoral College, elect president by popular vote  It’s simple, John. Defenders of voting rights like Cory Booker, AOC, Robert Reich, and Stacey Abrams recognize that the Electoral College is harming our democracy and needs to go. It’s the biggest tool the opponents o…

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June 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM

The truth of the matter

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll ignore certain states  Fighting in every state that's trying to suppress voters doesn't mean we're going to ignore the big purple states that get all the attention, John. But the truth of the matter is that the time and resources spent to protect voting r…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

June 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Tracking poll: "Election integrity"

ABC: Election integrity concerns fade after resounding Trump victory   Joe Biden addressed the nation after the 2024 election, stating "I hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electoral system. It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent, and it can be trusted,…

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June 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Disenfranchising millions

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to "address" a made-up problemWe MUST stop this bill in the Senate and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before opponents of voting rights in the Senate start checking voter suppression bills off their to-do list. Why? Listen to Senator Richard Blumen…

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June 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Voter survey: Increase in drop box availability?

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 fo…

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June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Foxes in the hen house

DemDocket: DOJ’s New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm  We wish there was a hero riding over the hill at full gallop to come save us, John. Real life isn't the next binge-worthy series on TV, however, and it's up to us, our movement, and our supporters to fight back when we l…

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June 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Their unacceptable desire for control

Des Moines Register: Iowa is changing when candidates can request a recount — and who conducts them. Here's how. Iowa's legislature isn't making these changes for fairness, for efficiency, or for a better democracy. It's to protect their power and shave the edges off our democracy so they stay in co…

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  Voter Action Project Georgia · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM

More purges?

Fox5 Atlanta: Georgia set to purge nearly half-million inactive voters this summer John: Another 500,000 Georgians are at risk of having their voter registration “purged” this summer.  What happens? Partisan election officials conduct mass registered voter removals, as required by recent Georgia vot…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM

A fifty state battle

Opponents of voting rights are betting we'll ignore certain states John -- Opponents of voting rights have made a strong bet. They've doubled down on it the last few years, too. Their bet was that we'd only care about certain states. That as long as we were focused on the swing states like Arizona, …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Tracking poll: Shuttering the FBI's foreign election interference unit

CNN: Trump's Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combating foreign election interference threats CNN is reporting that the FBI has disbanded a team of specialists charged with combating foreign threats to U.S. elections. The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force and reassig…

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June 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM

The suppressive lawyer appointed as “Acting Chief, Voting Section” at DOJ

DemDocket: DOJ’s New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm  This seems like something out of a twisted novel, John, but the new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for y…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM

All about protecting their own power

Des Moines Register: Iowa is changing when candidates can request a recount — and who conducts them. Here's how.  John: Last year, Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks won reelection in Iowa by just 0.19 points after a recount—the second-closest House race in the country.So what have the opponents…

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June 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Senate must stop this before it's too late

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to address a made-up problemWe MUST stop this bill in the Senate and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before opponents of voting rights in the Senate start checking voter suppression bills off their to-do list. Why? Listen to Senator Richard Blumenth…

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

June 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Survey: Minimum Wage

Should it be raised for the first time in more than a decade?   Straight from Axios, John: "The federal minimum wage has basically become an outdated relic: It last went up to $7.25 on July 24, 2009 — 15 years ago."The even more stunning fact -- "in inflation-adjusted terms, the federal minimum wage…

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

June 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM

A big priority

We can scrap the Electoral College The movement to end the Electoral College is making progress, John: Minnesota joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Maine's state legislature is working to join as well.If you don't remember -- The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) …

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