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New Orleans judicial races and criminal justice: Public defenders campaign for the bench.
Here’s another down-ballot race of great import in New Orleans. #VOTE
One of the nation’s most incarcerated cities is facing an unprecedented wave of reform-minded judicial candidates.
Source: New Orleans judicial races and criminal justice: Public defenders campaign for the bench.
Early-voting numbers: U.S. on pace for record early turnout – Washington Post
Early-voting counts suggest that a record number of ballots are going to be cast ahead of Election Day, with voters taking advantage of early voting and expanded absentee options. The number of ballots already cast is a sign of highly enthusiastic voters adapting to an election taking place amid a pandemic.
Source: Early-voting numbers: U.S. on pace for record early turnout – Washington Post
Question 4 asks voters to put voting rights in state constitution | Nevada Current
This is something to watch and highlights the importance of knowing what’s on the entire ballot.
A 2020 ballot question will ask Nevada voters if a new section guaranteeing specific voting rights should be added to the state constitution. Question 4 would take voter rights currently set in state statute and enshrine them in the state constitution, including the right to vote on Election Day or during early voting and guarantees… Continue Reading Question 4 asks voters to put voting rights in state constitution
Source: Question 4 asks voters to put voting rights in state constitution | Nevada Current
Desmond Meade Speaks Out After Being Denied Clemency | Time
Desmond Meade, who has been fighting for the full restoration of civil rights for formerly incarcerated people, went before Florida’s clemency board and was denied.
— Read on time.com/5892239/desmond-meade-clemency-florida/
Voter Registration Has Plummeted in 2020 | Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center finds that voter registration has declined by an average of 38 percent in 17 of the 21 states analyzed when compared with 2016 registration rates.
Source: Voter Registration Has Plummeted in 2020 | Brennan Center for Justice
If You Wait Until Election Day to Vote, You’re Already Too Late | The Nation
The election has already started. Make a plan and vote early.
“Stanford Law School professor Nate Persily put it this way: ‘In all likelihood, half a million mail ballots will go uncounted in this election due to lateness, missing signatures, signature mismatches, and other problems. We need to make sure that number does not grow to a million votes lost.’”
Source: If You Wait Until Election Day to Vote, You’re Already Too Late | The Nation
Voting is a challenge for D.C.’s homeless. Advocates are trying to make it easier. – The Washington Post
When you’re unhoused, an advocate said, “voting is not high on your list of priorities.”
Where Americans Can Vote by Mail in the 2020 Elections – The New York Times
If you plan to vote by mail, 1) follow the instructions, 2) be aware that the lack of a signature match can lead to rejection, and 3) track your ballot. #vote
How The WNBA Paved The Way For The NBA Strike : Code Switch : NPR
I’ll say it again, these women @wnba are warriors for justice. #VOTE
The wildcat strike was unprecedented for the NBA — but the world of professional basketball is no stranger to protesting for Black lives.
Source: How The WNBA Paved The Way For The NBA Strike : Code Switch : NPR
I Have a Right to Vote
Check out this wonderful video that includes history and some great singers in its admonishment to vote! #vote
Early Voting and Mail-In Ballots in 2020
North Carolina voters will receive mail-in ballots tomorrow, 9/4. Voters in the crucial battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina will begin early voting (EV) in two weeks. This article was published in July 2020 and has good information on when early voting and mail-in voting starts this election cycle. #Vote
Source: Who Will Win 2020 Election? First Votes Cast in Six Weeks – Bloomberg
Civil Rights Today 