Civil Rights

Texas voting bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott | The Texas Tribune

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“While SB 1 makes some changes that could expand access, namely increasing early voting hours in smaller, mostly Republican counties, the new law otherwise restricts how and when voters cast ballots. It specifically targets voting initiatives used by diverse, Democratic Harris County, the state’s most populous, by banning overnight early voting hours and drive-thru voting — both of which proved popular among voters of color last year.”  Source: Texas voting bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott | The Texas Tribune  

Voting rights advocates decry GOP bills in Arizona State Legislature, saying it amounts to voter suppression

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The work begins.  State legislatures are positioned to roll back voter access gains.  #VOTE

One of the bills introduced by Republican state lawmakers will require people who vote via mail-in ballot to have ballot notarized by a notary public before the ballot is sent in. Another would purge those who have not voted in the Primary and the General Election in Arizona for two straight voting cycles.

Source: Voting rights advocates decry GOP bills in Arizona State Legislature, saying it amounts to voter suppression

Millennial Civil Rights’ Get Out The Vote Project Seeks To Maintain Momentum | 90.1 FM WABE

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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

Trump Lawsuits Target Votes In Largely Black Cities, Alarm Civil Rights Groups : NPR

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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