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Florida Has Been Stealing Votes From Black People Since the Civil War. That Could Change in November. theintercept.com/2018/09/06/flo…
Felons In #Florida Want Their Voting Rights Back Without A Hassle : NPR npr.org/2018/07/05/625…
Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in #Florida | Brennan Center for Justice brennancenter.org/analysis/votin…
@AriBerman "State election officials say the move will overwhelm their resources and prevent them from preparing for early and absentee voting for the November midterms." #NorthCarolina #VotingRights #DOJ
"One subpoena, sent to 44 county election boards last week, asks for 'any and all poll books, e-poll books, voting records, and/or voter authorization documents, and executed official ballots (including absentee ballots)' from August 2013 to August 2018."
"Another subpoena asks the state board of elections for 'all voter registration applications,' along with documents including absentee ballots and early voting forms, for every county in the state over the past eight years."
1) My experience voting Democrat in TN yesterday was met with odd behavior by those working on site.
1. First stop: show ID..all good, proceed to second table.
2. Second table: (looks at voter list; spouts name) Is this your husband?
How long have you lived at this address?
1. First stop: show ID..all good, proceed to second table.
2. Second table: (looks at voter list; spouts name) Is this your husband?
How long have you lived at this address?
2) 2nd table continued: I don’t see you on our list, please go to table three.
Table 3: Finds that I am a registered voter, hands me additional paperwork & re-checks my ID.
Place of birth mam? What state?
Table 3: Finds that I am a registered voter, hands me additional paperwork & re-checks my ID.
Place of birth mam? What state?
3) Table three continued: They made a phone call to ask if they should allow me to proceed to vote.
Voting Democrat mam?
Proceed to table 4.
Table 4: “ I will get you in a booth in just a moment; where were you born?
Takes me to booth, then stands next to me!!
Hello..privacy?!
Voting Democrat mam?
Proceed to table 4.
Table 4: “ I will get you in a booth in just a moment; where were you born?
Takes me to booth, then stands next to me!!
Hello..privacy?!
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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
2/thread
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.
New report about voter roll purges by @BrennanCenter details how devastating the blow to the #VotingRights Act was in 2013. Purges increased by 33%!
Thread includes info about the 8 states most affected.
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Thread includes info about the 8 states most affected.
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
In the last five years, 8 states have either illegally purged voters or implemented unlawful purge rules:
ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, INDIANA, MAINE, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA & VIRGINIA
They are home to more than a quarter of the nation’s registered voters.
ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, INDIANA, MAINE, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA & VIRGINIA
They are home to more than a quarter of the nation’s registered voters.
Thankfully, their report also includes recommendations every state can implement to protect voters. Please share them with people in your state!
TWEET THREAD (1/8) 📢 OUR NEW RESEARCH on voter purges — when election officials remove names from voter registration lists — has alarming findings, with major implications for the integrity of our #democracy: bit.ly/2O3bCAw
(2/8) Almost 4 million more names were purged between 2014 and 2016 than between 2006 and 2008 — 33% growth, much higher than the growth in eligible voters and in the larger population. 
(3/8) Purge rates have increased more in states that, due to their history of #racialdiscrimination, were previously subject to federal "preclearance," a practice that ended with the 2013 #SCOTUS decision Shelby County v. Holder.
As expected, Trump has chosen an extremist for the Supreme Court who can & would undermine:
-Healthcare as a right, not a privilege
-Reproductive rights
-Voting rights
-Workers' rights
-Consumer rights
-A safe environment
For a generation. #Scotuspick #KavanaughSCOTUS 1/11
-Healthcare as a right, not a privilege
-Reproductive rights
-Voting rights
-Workers' rights
-Consumer rights
-A safe environment
For a generation. #Scotuspick #KavanaughSCOTUS 1/11
We need to call every one of our Senators. 202-224-3121, or with contactingcongress.org
NOW.
We need to support those who have come out against Kavanaugh & convince those that haven't that #Kavanaugh is the wrong choice. #NOKavanaugh
The following will tell you why. 2/11
NOW.
We need to support those who have come out against Kavanaugh & convince those that haven't that #Kavanaugh is the wrong choice. #NOKavanaugh
The following will tell you why. 2/11
A woman's right to choose is in jeopardy. A full repeal may or may not be attempted soon, but Roe v. Wade will be chipped away at.
Pro-choice GOP Sens. Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski need to be reminded. Collins has been lied to before. #WhatsAtStake
3/11
thinkprogress.org/collins-murkow…
Pro-choice GOP Sens. Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski need to be reminded. Collins has been lied to before. #WhatsAtStake
3/11
thinkprogress.org/collins-murkow…
The President who will nominate this person is under a cloud. It would be tragic for the President to nominate someone and then for the Mueller investigation to reveal itself to implicate him. #SCOTUSnominee #CourtsMatter #WhatsAtStake
Every name on Trump’s SCOTUS shortlist passed Trump’s litmus test—Roe v. Wade. We cannot afford a justice who places partisan politics over people. We need a justice who has advocated for civil rights, not against them. #WhatsAtStake #SaveSCOTUS cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/06/28/don…
We have seen the extreme jurisprudence of Justice Gorsuch – who was President Trump’s first nominee for the Court. We can have no confidence that President Trump will present a nominee with a record of commitment to racial equality and justice.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opi…
There may be no term in recent history that clearly demonstrates the importance of the Court’s composition more than this term. During the 2017-2018 #SCOTUS term we have seen a rollback in our civil rights:
slate.com/news-and-polit…
slate.com/news-and-polit…
✔️Allowing #Ohio to proceed with a process to purge voters for failing to vote. #VotingRights #Husted
✔️Permitting #Texas to use electoral maps that were ruled intentionally racially discriminatory by a federal district court.
I'm one of a few million Americans awake when we should be sleeping because of the pain of #cancer or some other chronic illness.
Adding to our sleeplessness is knowing #healthcare is under threat. We may not be able to afford it due to the #GOP's actions.
It's terrorizing.
Adding to our sleeplessness is knowing #healthcare is under threat. We may not be able to afford it due to the #GOP's actions.
It's terrorizing.
My parents were Civil Rights workers. My father was a Freedom Rider. As a small child I was taught the legacy of #MLK.
I watched people invoking MLK on Monday. Not in defense of #votingrights or in outrage over how the #SCOTUS ruled on two pivotal cases on gerrymandering.
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I watched people invoking MLK on Monday. Not in defense of #votingrights or in outrage over how the #SCOTUS ruled on two pivotal cases on gerrymandering.
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MLK wasn't being invoked for #votingrights but for Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who lies to America every day about policies that could very well kill me & others.
Policies that are hurting millions.
Policies that have kept me a citizen without equal rights in my own country.
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Policies that are hurting millions.
Policies that have kept me a citizen without equal rights in my own country.
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In 2016 Virginia restored #votingrights to 150,000 residents who had served their time for non-violent felonies. Hear about one voter who was affected by that change from Swing Left volunteer @SueHughen (THREAD):
I knocked, I smiled, and introduced myself. Sally (not her real name) smiled back and welcomed the canvassing conversation. She was happy, sincere, and listened intently. We chatted for a bit and then I asked, ‘Are you registered to vote?’
I saw the crushing body language, the averted eyes, and slumped shoulders. She lost inches in stature, confidence and poise. She choked out her next words, ‘I cannot vote; I am a felon.’
This week, House and Senate Democrats are unveiling two bold, ambitious, new planks of our A Better Deal agenda: A Better Deal for Our Teachers and Students, and A Better Deal for Our Democracy.1 #ABetterDeal #BlueWave2018 #DemPartyPlatform
Education is the catalyst for economic mobility, and the engine of progress in our nation. Yet, America’s teachers are underpaid, our schools are underfunded and our children are too often denied the good, public education they need to succeed. 2 #ABetterDeal #Education
Today, teacher’s wages are a full 17 percent lower than comparable workers – forcing nearly one in every five full-time teachers to work a second job to make ends meet. 3 #ABetterDeal #Education #Teachers #DemsWork4USA
📢Amplify your vote South Carolina!
Yes, your Vote ☑️ is amplified 3X by voting in the SC primary!
Save The Date (June 12) & Vote!
thestate.com/opinion/opn-co…
Yes, your Vote ☑️ is amplified 3X by voting in the SC primary!
Save The Date (June 12) & Vote!
thestate.com/opinion/opn-co…
⭐️Your Very Last Date To Register To Vote For The SC Primary is May 14!
(👇👇👇See Rules Below 👇👇👇)
(👇👇👇See Rules Below 👇👇👇)
📢Listen up #SC02!
Don't fall for Fake 🐘,Democrats!
YOU have a chance to oust Joe (You Lie) Wilson! #JoeMustGo
Meet @VoteCarrigan, 🇺🇸Vet & #TrueBlue 🌊Dem.
He believes in #equality4all #education & #HealthCareForAll!
Please Follow, Retweet, & DONATE:
👉secure.actblue.com/donate/carriga…
Don't fall for Fake 🐘,Democrats!
YOU have a chance to oust Joe (You Lie) Wilson! #JoeMustGo
Meet @VoteCarrigan, 🇺🇸Vet & #TrueBlue 🌊Dem.
He believes in #equality4all #education & #HealthCareForAll!
Please Follow, Retweet, & DONATE:
👉secure.actblue.com/donate/carriga…
MASSACHUSETTS
Since a judge ruled that cutting off voter registration 3 weeks before an election is unconstitutional, there's a push now to get same-day registration.
Here's what you need to know to help (mini-thread):
Since a judge ruled that cutting off voter registration 3 weeks before an election is unconstitutional, there's a push now to get same-day registration.
Here's what you need to know to help (mini-thread):
The ruling was this past summer. The cutoff was ruled unconstitutional and stated it unnecessarily prevented a number of voters from voting. wbur.org/news/2017/07/2…
In January, the MA Secretary of State proposed a new bill to enact same-day registration. The link to the actual bill is in this article: wbur.org/news/2018/01/2…
1. Last year, LDF President and Director-Counsel @Sifill_LDF promised us all that, "The fight for justice will continue." It has. vimeo.com/191071370
2. As our freedoms face unprecedented challenges, LDF has been at the forefront in the fight for #CivilRights : nytimes.com/2017/04/10/us/…
3. We are challenging discriminatory voter ID laws in Alabama to protect #VotingRights: al.com/news/birmingha…
1. Today many were rightfully disappointment at #WomensConvention pick of Sanders to speak. So, I wanted to share @theAWParty intro video.
2. We're a direct action advocacy group galvanizing women & marginalized groups in the Democratic party, making sure their voices are heard.
3. Our first initiative was #VoterEmpowermentDay a day to kick off awareness of #VoterSuppression tactics by Kobach
Oh the geezers are hard at it grafting media, it's always great to have easy scapegoats "North Korean cyber gangs.." a.msn.com/01/en-ie/AAt9g…
2/"Mr Murphy’s firm was the first in the world to liaise with computer giant IBM over the use of the super-computer ‘Watson’ for real-time--
3/artificial intelligence-based defence against cyber criminals." Bear with me, I'm about to post a few more links in #THREAD #CyberSecurity
#Trump was not elected president because he did not win the electoral vote via @RealTimBlack #TimBlackShow #Resist
#Trump used the same trick as George W did in Florida. By removing voters of color in 28 states, Trump supposedly won the electoral college.
#Trump is not our legitimate president, rather he's the Commander-in-Thief! via @RealTimBlack #TimBlackShow #Resist
