This is what it looks like to move #FromProtestToPower. #Georgia #Election2020
“With the deadline to register to vote in the January U.S. Senate races winding down in a week, there’s a major push from some Get Out the Vote organizations to especially get 18- to 29-year-olds on the books and registered to vote. The Georgia secretary of state’s office reports in the last four years, registration”
Source: Millennial Civil Rights’ Get Out The Vote Project Seeks To Maintain Momentum | 90.1 FM WABE
The Republican lawsuits have been in large part a complete failure. Lest we forget, these lawsuits aimed to disenfranchise voters in predominate people of color cities. This is voter suppression and discrimination. #votersuppression
“Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden’s victory. Those are also the places where President Trump’s campaign has targeted its legal efforts.”
Source: Trump Lawsuits Target Votes In Largely Black Cities, Alarm Civil Rights Groups : NPR
As a former Deputy Chief in the DOJ Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, I can attest that the Biden administration has tremendous work to do to restore public confidence and increase institutional morale.
“Former leaders in the Justice Department’s civil rights division say the Biden team will have a heavy lift on its hands.”
Source: Biden’s Administration Will Have A Lot Of Work To Do Addressing Civil Rights : NPR
Vote counts in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania are still under scrutiny as the Trump campaign has mounted legal challenges to election results in these states. Here are the important deadlines and dates for canvasses and vote certifications.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/11/12/vote-certification-deadlines-ga-mi-wi-nv-az-pa/
No voter fraud, no evidence, case(s) dismissed.
Source: Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
With Prop 17, California reinstates voting rights and sense of belonging to parolees – El Tecolote
— Read on eltecolote.org/content/en/with-prop-17-california-reinstates-voting-rights-and-sense-of-belonging-to-parolees/
The Republican strategy has been on display in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania—all states that Trump won in 2016 but which Biden carried in 2020.
Source: Trump Wants to Steal the Election by Disenfranchising Thousands of Black Voters | Vanity Fair
For the history nerds, like me, here’s an interesting WaPo article:
Meet Charles Curtis, a member of the Kaw Nation and Herbert Hoover’s vice president from 1928 to 1932.
