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November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Gotta fight this state-by-state

BCJ: State Bills Would Require Passport or Birth Certificate to Register to Vote   John, We've told you that voter I.D. laws are unfairly biased against people of color, young people, and unmarried women. However, across the country, states are introducing bills to make these laws even MORE restri…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Yesterday showed the impact we could have

We're trying to register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   We can't stress this enough: For less than the price of a latte at your local coffee shop, you can help cover the costs of registering a new voter.We have to start now to be ready for next year's midterm elections. RUS…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Snap 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 …

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November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Purely partisan attacks on voting

@JeffMerkley: Why does Trump want to ban Vote by Mail? Because it blocks Election Day interference: closing polling places, long lines, voter suppression. Vote by Mail is the best tool we have to put power where it belongs—in the hands of the people. I'll fight like hell to protect it.   Donald Tru…

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November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM

In one year

2026's midterm elections are pivotal   John, You've probably heard this a bunch already, John -- but today is Election Day in several states. Governorships, state judicial positions, and more are on the ballot in places like Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. We're also now within one year of …

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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM

DoJ is after state voter data

Democracy Docket: DOJ Doubles Down on Demands for Maine’s Voter Data, Secretary of State Fires Back   We’ll keep this short, John: The MAGA-ified U.S. Department of Justice has been demanding voter data from the states, requesting that election officials turn over unredacted copies of voter rolls …

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November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM

The lies and attacks don't stop

ABC: Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end mail-in voting   The lies and attacks on vote-by-mail have only increased from MAGA, John. Trump's statement has brought all the usual anti-voting, anti-democracy suspects out of the woodwork to ramp up the falsehoods we've heard for years. But we've a…

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

November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM

This is about making every voice heard

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   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 potentia…

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  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Why a "private right to action" is so important

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

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Your opinion on 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 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM

The reason behind the executive order

@JeffMerkley: Why does Trump want to ban Vote by Mail? Because it blocks Election Day interference: closing polling places, long lines, voter suppression. Vote by Mail is the best tool we have to put power where it belongs—in the hands of the people. I'll fight like hell to protect it.   This is th…

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October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM

A terrifying new level of voter suppression

@ariberman.bsky.social: SCOTUS decision killing what’s left of Voting Rights Act could cost Dems 19 House seats, eliminate every majority-minority district in South, eviscerate 14th/15th Amendments & fulfill John Roberts 40-year crusade against country’s most important civil rights law  While …

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October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Close the dangerous loophole

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 pro…

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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM

A truly frightening threat to mail-in voting

ABC: Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end mail-in voting   Our time in the barrel has come, John.  President Donald Trump said that he will lead a "movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines, falsely claiming that they lead to voter fraud. Word for lying word: "I am going to l…

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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM

The stakes of this bill are clear:

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 America…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM

A scary ruling with a dangerous impact

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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October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM

It needs to go

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…

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October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM

Generating an avalanche of voter participation

Early voting ensures that nothing can stop us from voting and making our voice heard   Participation is the name of the game. Everything we do is with an eye towards to activating and turning out more voters, no matter which method they choose to vote.RUSH $25 or more right now to help us drive an …

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Opponents of voting rights ready to end the Voting Rights Act

@ariberman.bsky.social: SCOTUS decision killing what’s left of Voting Rights Act could cost Dems 19 House seats, eliminate every majority-minority district in South, eviscerate 14th/15th Amendments & fulfill John Roberts 40-year crusade against country’s most important civil rights law   The i…

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October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM

This bill could disenfranchise millions

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, …

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Do you approve of 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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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM

In celebration of early voting

Early voting ensures that nothing can stop us from voting and making our voice heard   John, Voting isn't a "one size fits all" activity. Forcing one method of participation only drives potential voters away, which is why we support a "yes, and" approach to casting your ballot. Here's how this work…

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October 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Gutting a critical department for voting rights

The Guardian: Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit   When Trump took office, 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 wer…

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October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Privatization doesn't help Americans

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger   Seriously, John -- 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 d…

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October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Musk may be gone, but DOGE apparently isn't

CNN: DOGE seeks access to highly sensitive taxpayer data at IRS    Elon Musk and his DOGE team took a wrecking ball to the federal government -- with President Trump's approval. And even though Musk has left, OMB Director Russ Vought has taken up the mantle. Funding has been frozen, key agencies a…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

October 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Poll: Claims of "election integrity" concerns?

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 truste…

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October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Fundamental rights at risk

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 secti…

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October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The culmination of years of attacks on mail-in ballots

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…

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October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM

"Our democracy is in grave danger"

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…

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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Targeting states for retribution

Politico: Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight  More from Politico: “The moves reflect Trump’s intent to undermine programs benefiting Americans in blue-leaning states, while leaders from both parties work to negotiate a government funding agreement. Trump has suggested the …

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Your thoughts on "early voting"

Would you be in support of expanding it nationwide?   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 the 2024 elections. Mic…

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October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Executive order that 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 …

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  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Another reason to get rid of the Electoral College

Politico: Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight   There's never been a clearer reason to get rid of the Electoral College, John. We're watching in real time as those in control of the federal government are using it to exact revenge on states that didn't go their way in the …

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  Voter Research Poll ([email protected]) · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM

What do you think of this potential ruling?

NPR: Supreme Court seems poised to further undercut the Voting Rights Act   The Supreme Court seems headed for another ruling that undercuts the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered s…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM

The consequences are clear

Mother Jones: Republican Justices Appear Poised to Destroy What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act   Knocking out this leg of the Voting Rights Act -- by weakening Section 2 -- would almost certainly reconstitute state legislatures, city councils, judicial districts, and every other type of political …

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October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Let Congress know we won't let working people be political pawns

Sign a letter demanding Congress make sure federal workers get the pay they deserve   John, We can't believe it either, but President Trump announced furloughed federal workers may never get the paychecks they lost during his shutdown. He thinks some “don’t deserve” it. That’s right — the people wh…

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October 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Silencing nonprofits

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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October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM

A small action with big impact

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   We can't stress this enough: For less than the price of a latte at your local coffee shop, you can help cover the costs of registering a new voter.We have to start now to be ready for next year's elections. RUSH $12 or more today…

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October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM

State court elections impact everyone

Bolts: Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court   Whether you live in Pennsylvania or not, this election will impact you. A potential suppressive state Supreme Court could mean redistricting to unfair maps, leading to skewed representation in Congress.Just like we've seen…

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October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Yesterday's Supreme Court hearing was telling

Mother Jones: Republican Justices Appear Poised to Destroy What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act   We'll hand this straight to Mother Jones, John: "The Supreme Court, with its six-to-three Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to kneecap what remains of the Voting Rights Act’s protections for…

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October 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Registering more voters can be the whole ballgame

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   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 potentia…

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  Voter Action Project Research · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Do we need to focus on increasing 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 f…

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October 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Cracking down on nonprofits they disagree with

Truthout: House Passes Chilling “Nonprofit Killer” Bill   We've got to let you know, John, that a bill that would give President Donald Trump broad powers to target his political foes passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last Congress and is sure to come up again.The bill, last known as H.R.…

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October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Do you agree with shuttering the FBI's foreign election interference unit?

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

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October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Every restriction erodes our democracy

NC Newsline: NC House bill would allow elections board workers to be replaced with political hires   Every chip here, every little slice there, every restriction passed on our fundamental right to vote erodes our democracy. At a time when every level of government seems pushed and strained to stret…

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October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court in the balance

Bolts: Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court     John: We'll keep this short. Supporters of voting rights currently hold a 5-2 majority of Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court. That majority has been crucial in protecting voters' rights for the last few years, making sur…

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October 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM

The fairness all voters deserve

Politico: Louisiana asks Supreme Court to gut Voting Rights Act and ban use of race in redistricting  Though a long and winding fight, Louisiana's voters got the fair map they deserved last year. Now the Supreme Court is not only going to try and take that away, but also try and knock out the last …

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

October 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Should we be raising the minimum wage?

It has not been raised 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 is worth les…

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  Voter Research Poll ([email protected]) · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Partisan ownership of voting machines?

Axios: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official    Axios recently broke news that Dominion Voting Systems — makers of voting machines used in 27 states for elections across the country — has been sold to a Missouri-based company run by a former Republican election official. S…

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October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM

No longer the DOJ's "crown jewel"

CNN: Inside Trump’s gutting of the Justice Department unit that enforces voting laws   On her first day as attorney general, Pam Bondi penned a memo requiring DOJ lawyers to “zealously” advocate for administration positions or face disciplinary action and potential firing. It's clear we can no long…

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