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My lawyer had to threaten #Georgia Secretary of State #BrianKemp with a lawsuit to force him to turn over the names of over half a million voters whose citizenship rights he quietly extinguished. gregpalast.com/gops-brian-kem…
My database expert went through #BrianKemp's #Georgia Purge List name by name and found:
1 Thousands who supposedly left the state but remain in Georgia
2 Thousands who moved from one end of town to another
3 Someone who moved from one apartment to another in the same building
1 Thousands who supposedly left the state but remain in Georgia
2 Thousands who moved from one end of town to another
3 Someone who moved from one apartment to another in the same building
#GeorgiaPurgeList: 108,000 of the names were on #KrisKobach's notorious #InterstateCrosscheck list — and only 2,000 of these purged #Crosscheck voters have left the state! gregpalast.com/gops-brian-kem…
#VoterSuppression = #ElectionFraud
#VoterSuppression = #ElectionFraud
There’s voter registration deadlines TODAY in 18 states:
AZ, AK, FL, GA, HI*, IL*, IN, KY, LA*, MI, MS, NV*, NM, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT*
If you haven’t checked your registration yet, do so NOW at vote.org
*For more on deadlines visit: nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/…
AZ, AK, FL, GA, HI*, IL*, IN, KY, LA*, MI, MS, NV*, NM, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT*
If you haven’t checked your registration yet, do so NOW at vote.org
*For more on deadlines visit: nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/…
Don’t assume you’re OK because you’ve not moved and have voted in the same place for years. States have been conducting deep purges, and many perfectly valid voter registrations have disappeared — often without notice. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
For example, in #Georgia in 2017, GOP Secretary of State #BrianKemp removed 591,000 voters from the rolls—that’s 1 in 10 registrations in a single year!
If you live in Georgia you can find out if you’ve been purged here:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
#VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud
If you live in Georgia you can find out if you’ve been purged here:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
#VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud
This website will tell #Georgia voters if they were purged… but they must reregister by Tuesday — via @Salon salon.com/2018/10/07/a-j…
If you're a voter in #Georgia, there is a 1 in 10 chance that you were purged from the rolls. All these cancellations, by the way, were in 2017. You have to understand: One in ten Georgia voters were cancelled in a single year. salon.com/2018/10/07/a-j… #BrianKemp #VoterSuppression
Are you on #BrianKemp's #GeorgiaPurgeList?
Check NOW: gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
URGENT: If you're one of the purged you only have until tomorrow, Oct 9 to reregister!
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERY GEORGIA VOTER YOU KNOW.
Check NOW: gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
URGENT: If you're one of the purged you only have until tomorrow, Oct 9 to reregister!
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERY GEORGIA VOTER YOU KNOW.
ICYMI: In response to my threat of a federal law suit, #Georgia Secretary of State #BrianKemp has coughed up the names and addresses of every one of the 591,000 voters he deleted from the rolls in 2017. gregpalast.com/have-you-been-… #Crosscheck #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
HAVE YOU BEEN PURGED?
#Georgia voters, look up your name NOW:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
URGENT: The October 9 deadline to re-register is almost here!!!
PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK WITH EVERY GEORGIA VOTER YOU KNOW!
#Georgia #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
#Georgia voters, look up your name NOW:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
URGENT: The October 9 deadline to re-register is almost here!!!
PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK WITH EVERY GEORGIA VOTER YOU KNOW!
#Georgia #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
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Rather than face me in court, #Georgia Secretary of State #BrianKemp coughed up the first and last names and addresses of every one of the 591,000 voters he purged from the rolls in 2017. Notably, however, he left out the voter’s middle names. How curious. gregpalast.com/why-i-am-suing…
#BrianKemp also refused — despite the requirements of transparency in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 — to state in detail WHY he’s purged each of the monstrously large number of #Georgia voters. gregpalast.com/why-i-am-suing… #StopTheSteal
Therefore, I have come to Atlanta to join with co-plaintiffs from @RPCoalition, @NationalSCLC, @GAPeoplesAgenda & @NewGAProject to give #BrianKemp a final warning: Put these purged voters back before the election or see us in federal court. gregpalast.com/georgia-civil-… #StopTheSteal
BREAKING: In response to my threat of a federal law suit, #Georgia Secretary of State #BrianKemp has coughed up the names and addresses of every one of the 591,000 voters he deleted from the rolls in 2017. gregpalast.com/have-you-been-… #Crosscheck #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
Have you been purged?
#Georgia voters, look up your name NOW:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
The October 9 deadline to re-register is almost here!!!
#Georgia #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
#Georgia voters, look up your name NOW:
gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
The October 9 deadline to re-register is almost here!!!
#Georgia #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
If you are on the #Georgia purge list, we want to know.
Search here: gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
And contact us here: info@gregpalast.com
#GeorgiaPurge
Search here: gregpalast.com/georgia-voter-…
And contact us here: info@gregpalast.com
#GeorgiaPurge
#Florida study finds "mail ballots were 10 times more likely to be rejected than votes cast at early #voting sites or on #election day" and "ballots cast by youngest voters, blacks and Hispanics were much more likely to be rejected."
DON'T GO POSTAL!!!
miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
DON'T GO POSTAL!!!
miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
Around a third of Americans mail in their ballot — boy is that dangerous. There’s a million ways to not count your mail-in ballot. gregpalast.com/have-you-check…
DON'T GO POSTAL—OR I'LL BE TEMPTED TO GO POSTAL ON YOU!!!
#Florida #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #Election2018
DON'T GO POSTAL—OR I'LL BE TEMPTED TO GO POSTAL ON YOU!!!
#Florida #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #Election2018
STUDY: "Younger and racial and ethnic minority voters casting Vote By Mail ballots were at least twice as likely as older and white voters to have their VBM ballot rejected in the presidential elections of 2012 and 2016." aclufl.org/en/publication…
We have a massive non-count of votes in America. Over one million ballots nationwide — in any election — are never counted. They are disqualified for cockamamie technical reasons. gregpalast.com/have-you-check…
I’m not talking about some guy with machines changing a vote from Democrat to Republican on a computer. I’m talking about if you mail in your ballot, they can challenge it and toss it. gregpalast.com/have-you-check… #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
People worry about getting their vote stolen by a machine, so they mail it in. But you just went double or nothing with your vote, because that makes it easier for them. The number one way #KrisKobach won the #KansasPrimary was by disqualifying ballots that were mailed in.
5 TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOUR #VOTE COUNTS
gregpalast.com/have-you-check…
#VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
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#VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
#1. Go to your Secretary of State’s website and check your voter registration rockthevote.org/voting-informa…
#2. Vote early if you can, so if there’s a problem you have time to correct it.
Don’t assume you’re registered (even if you've been voting in the same place for years). I looked up my own registration — just to show people how you do it — and I wasn’t on the rolls. gregpalast.com/have-you-check… #VoterRegistration #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud
If your registration is missing, don’t fill out a stupid piece of paper (which may not get entered into the system for months, or worse, completely disappear). Do it online — that’s vitally important. gregpalast.com/have-you-check… #VoterRegistration #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud
And make sure you have ID with you when you go to vote — even in states that say you don’t need it. That means your driver’s license — and it better have your correct address on it. If you’ve moved, bring lots of documentation with you so you can prove where you live.
Reports of Widespread Voter Suppression in New York State Democratic Primary
#sigh #CynthiaNixon a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBNit…
#sigh #CynthiaNixon a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBNit…
I’m delighted to present this #BlueWaveInterview with Christina Sanders, the Texas State Director of @SpreadTheVoteUS!
Hear about their inspiring work tackling #VoterSuppression. Read a couple of highlights in this thread, and read it in full here:
politicalcharge.org/2018/09/12/blu…
Hear about their inspiring work tackling #VoterSuppression. Read a couple of highlights in this thread, and read it in full here:
politicalcharge.org/2018/09/12/blu…
Christina on the need for an organization like Spread the Vote: “Never before in the history of America have we had to organize to get people IDs.”
On the importance of their #TeenTheVote effort: “Every year 1 million teenagers become eligible to vote in Texas. We’re working to get every high school in the state involved.”
BREAKING: We’re taking action against Randolph County, Georgia over its discriminatory decision to shutter polling sites.
This is nothing more than a racially motivated, voter suppression scheme that aims to lock Black voters out of a historic election cycle. @LawyersComm
This is nothing more than a racially motivated, voter suppression scheme that aims to lock Black voters out of a historic election cycle. @LawyersComm
We represent the core grassroots organizations on the ground in Georgia including the @NewGAProject @NAACPGA @gapeoplesagenda. Together, we have long been fighting dirty voter suppression tactics targeting Black voters across Georgia.
We are fighting for a a fair #Midterms2018.
We are fighting for a a fair #Midterms2018.
Randolph County seeks to consolidate seven out of Randolph County’s nine polling places and voting precincts, leaving voters with only two polling places countywide. This will undoubtedly lock poor Black voters out of #Midterms2018. washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost…
THREAD: by now, many of you have seen posts or articles re: @defcon’s @VotingVillageDC, and the ease with which machines and websites were attacked and exploited. And now, THIS is happening....#unhackthevote #infosec #ElectionSecurity
For YEARS, advocates of election integrity have been pointing out these issues. This isn’t new. After 2000, the Help America Vote Act was passed to modernize our elections, first proposed by Robert Ney (R-OH). Signed into law by George W. Bush. So much for this theory:
At the same time, Bush’s @TheJusticeDept began an investigation into alleged #VoterFraud. Guess what it turned up? No masses of non-citizens voting, nothing that could come close to altering an election. nytimes.com/2007/04/12/was…
#Crosscheck “stymied"? #NewHampshire and #Maine JOINED the program. And #Indiana is absolutely still in the program and purged voters simply because they were on #Kobach’s list — which even Kobach says violated the NVRA. salon.com/2018/08/06/red…
Furthermore, the Supreme Court APPROVED #Crosscheck removals if a POSTCARD is sent and not returned. gregpalast.com/ohios-junk-mai… #PurgeByPostcard #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud
#INDIANA IS STILL REMOVING VOTERS USING #CROSSCHECK. I’m not guessing. I have filed formal open records demands in 27 Crosscheck states — and, with @RevJJackson, sent formal notice of intent to file federal suit for Crosscheck records. gregpalast.com/suing-ohio-kan… #StopTheSteal
I'll take elderly privileged white guys that haven't a freaking clue how the real world works for $1,000, Alex.
I'm old enough to remember that time George HW Bush didn't know what supermarket scanners were and it made the front page of the @nytimes with the snarky header: BUSH ENCOUNTERS THE SUPERMARKET, AMAZED.
That was back when we shamed presidents for being out of touch with America.
That was back when we shamed presidents for being out of touch with America.
If you are back to pushing #VoterID--or as I call it, #VoterSuppression--maybe go directly to the dog whistle #racism that has been the foundation of your policy all along.
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We interrupt our county-by-county coverage of NC's contending Early Voting plans for a brief explainer regarding why you should care about this arcane inside-baseball topic.
By law, NC's process for planning its Early Voting is a hyper-partisan crazy-quilt....
#ncpol
We interrupt our county-by-county coverage of NC's contending Early Voting plans for a brief explainer regarding why you should care about this arcane inside-baseball topic.
By law, NC's process for planning its Early Voting is a hyper-partisan crazy-quilt....
#ncpol
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Each of the state's 100 counties has its own semi-independent County Board of Elections (CBOE), comprising 2 Democratic and 2 Republican political appointees. These boards' single most important responsibility is to plan their counties' early voting for each election.
Each of the state's 100 counties has its own semi-independent County Board of Elections (CBOE), comprising 2 Democratic and 2 Republican political appointees. These boards' single most important responsibility is to plan their counties' early voting for each election.
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A co's "Early Voting Plan" specifies: (1) how many voting sites; (2) where they're located; and (3) their open days & hrs. Plenty of oppty here to bake in #VoterSuppression by keeping polls out of disfavored neighborhoods, or closed during convenient voting hrs & days.
A co's "Early Voting Plan" specifies: (1) how many voting sites; (2) where they're located; and (3) their open days & hrs. Plenty of oppty here to bake in #VoterSuppression by keeping polls out of disfavored neighborhoods, or closed during convenient voting hrs & days.
Trump's Vote-Thief-in-Chief, #KrisKobach, has repeatedly lied about #Crosscheck. The leading question is WHY? #KKKobach #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
To find out more about #Kobach, his voter purge program, and how it will affect the 2018 and 2020 elections — unless we #StopCrossCheck — watch my film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Available for FREE on Amazon Prime! amazon.com/Best-Democracy…
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#KrisKobach #Crosscheck #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
#KrisKobach #Crosscheck #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #StopTheSteal
On this fifth anniversary of the #ShelbyCountyvHolder decision and today's ruling in #AbbottvPerez—another voting rights decision that comes at a "serious cost" to our democracy—take some time to read our "Democracy Diminished" report: bit.ly/2KiTaVD. #RestoreTheVote
In the #ShelbyCountyvHolder decision, #SCOTUS gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 5 acted as a crucial checkpoint for democracy, "stopping discriminatory voting laws before any election." #RestoreTheVote nytimes.com/2017/12/11/opi…
Since #ShelbyCountyvHolder, LDF has been monitoring state & local threats to voting, paying close attention to the states & localities that previously had to seek pre-approval of any voting changes as had been required by a fully-functioning #VRA. #RestoreTheVote
ICYMI: Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral Far Wider Than Known. It was almost double–39 states, not 21
IL investigators found evidence that Russian cyber intruders tried to DELETE or ALTER VOTER DATA.
They accessed software used on Election Day 2016
👉bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
IL investigators found evidence that Russian cyber intruders tried to DELETE or ALTER VOTER DATA.
They accessed software used on Election Day 2016
👉bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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In Kansas, despite #RuleOfLaw, officials are being told to keep enforcing #VoterSuppression tactics ruled unconstitutional under #Crosscheck champion .@KrisKobach1787.
Kobach was once in charge of Trump’s now defunct voter “integrity” commission.
thehill.com/homenews/state…
In Kansas, despite #RuleOfLaw, officials are being told to keep enforcing #VoterSuppression tactics ruled unconstitutional under #Crosscheck champion .@KrisKobach1787.
Kobach was once in charge of Trump’s now defunct voter “integrity” commission.
thehill.com/homenews/state…
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Russia actively infiltrated and successfully manipulated our democracy and free elections. They actively infiltrated through voter disinformation & “data operations.”
1️⃣ bbc.com/news/av/magazi…
2️⃣ host.madison.com/ct/news/local/…
NEW 3️⃣ rawstory.com/2018/06/trump-…
Russia actively infiltrated and successfully manipulated our democracy and free elections. They actively infiltrated through voter disinformation & “data operations.”
1️⃣ bbc.com/news/av/magazi…
2️⃣ host.madison.com/ct/news/local/…
NEW 3️⃣ rawstory.com/2018/06/trump-…
Whoa! Before we celebrate a judge’s smack-down of #KrisKobach, let me warn you that this race-baiting, democracy-hating creep-o is also one of the sharpest legal minds in America. thinkprogress.org/judge-orders-k…
The fact that this Harvard-Yale-Oxford graduate, like most law professors, doesn’t know spam about court procedure doesn't mean you should underestimate what this Satanic vote-thief can do. kansascity.com/news/politics-…
#KrisKobach #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
#KrisKobach #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
Here’s a tip for betting readers: #KrisKobach will win at the Supreme Court. Only his arrogance will defeat him — and our vigilance. gregpalast.com/suing-ohio-kan… #KKKobach #VoterSuppression #StopTheSteal
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How Dominionism Was Spread. Part 1.
A Covert Religious Political Theocracy, Under Many Names, is Hidden in Plain Sight.
How Dominionism Was Spread. Part 1.
A Covert Religious Political Theocracy, Under Many Names, is Hidden in Plain Sight.
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The American voting system is busted. Shattered. They’re trying to take away your vote by saying you’re not a citizen, by saying you voted in another state, by giving you provisional ballots for some cockamamie reason, by purging you from the voter rolls vimeo.com/269063461
These obstacles are put in the way of mostly voters of color — that’s the real issue. We have an apartheid election system in the US. And I’m very concerned that some groups and politicians talk about #VoteSuppression but avoid the issue of race. facebook.com/notes/greg-pal…
Q: Do you think that's out of fear, obliviousness, or something more sinister?
A: The Democratic Party was the party of #JimCrow. It’s in its DNA. If everyone got to vote, the party’s elite would be out on its ass — right, Bernie?
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#AskGregAQuestion
A: The Democratic Party was the party of #JimCrow. It’s in its DNA. If everyone got to vote, the party’s elite would be out on its ass — right, Bernie?
facebook.com/notes/greg-pal…
#AskGregAQuestion
On Monday night the Commerce Dept, with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that:
In Keeping with the request from the Justice Dept, that they will be adding a citizenship question to the #2020Census questionnaire.
How might this effect Voting Rights?
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In Keeping with the request from the Justice Dept, that they will be adding a citizenship question to the #2020Census questionnaire.
How might this effect Voting Rights?
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The citizenship question has not been included in a decennial Census since 1950.
Courts have long mandated that US House districts be drawn based on total population, assuring all populations would be fairly represented whether they voted or not.
amp.nymag.com/daily/intellig…
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Courts have long mandated that US House districts be drawn based on total population, assuring all populations would be fairly represented whether they voted or not.
amp.nymag.com/daily/intellig…
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But in 2016, the Supreme Court left open the option for states to draw districts based only on eligible voter populations.
In comes the tRump Admin, advocating for the inclusion of the citizenship question on the Census form!
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In comes the tRump Admin, advocating for the inclusion of the citizenship question on the Census form!
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