Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #169, March 11, 2024
Assange Update Is the 14th Dead? Biden SOU Your Digest Solarizing Los Angeles
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New Tool to Verify Election Results: ABE
03.23 John Brakey, director of AUDIT USA, will give the opening introduction from his 20 years of experience in elections and why Abe is important: https://youtu.be/HAJF61bQ0-A?feature=shared&t=204
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New voter ID requirements put out-of-state college students “between a rock and a hard place”
BY: MEGAN HENRY - APRIL 3, 2023
HB 458, signed into law in January by DeWine, requires a photo ID in order to vote — meaning an unexpired Ohio driver’s license, a state ID card, U.S. passport or military card
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/04/03/new-voter-id-requirements-put-out-of-state-college-students-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place
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Green Grassroots Election Protection Coalition Zoom Archive 2023
https://grassrootsep.org/#:~:text=PAUSE%20BACKGROUND%20VIDEO-,Zoom%20Archive%202023,-(Upcoming%20Zooms
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GREEGREE zoom #117: The "Miracles" of Georgia & Arizona, 2021-2: Has Democracy been saved?
The Nuclear War vs. Solar Energy: Diablo and Beyond 2 part, 2 hour zoom W/Harvey Wasserman
https://freepress.org/article/miracles-georgia-arizona-2021-2-has-democracy-been-saved
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State again rejects Nye County vote hand-counting plan
By Colton Lochhead Las Vegas Review-Journal November 4, 2022
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/state-again-rejects-nye-county-vote-hand-counting-plan-2670493
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Just Trust, Don’t Verify: A Recipe for Electoral Disaster
LYNN BERNSTEIN 11/01/2
https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/elections/just-trust-dont-verify-a-recipe-for-electoral-disaster
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Miami-Dade County Hires 3 Proud Boys As Poll Workers
One of the men, facing six federal charges for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, has since been reassigned.
By Ryan Grenoble Nov 2, 2022
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/miami-dade-proud-boys-poll-watchers_n_636281f8e4b045895a988178
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #116 Oct. 24, 2022
Hosted by Harvey Wasserman
Part 1: GUNS, GREENS, YOUTH TURNOUT & the 2022 ELECTION
David Hogg John Rosenthal
#Neveragain– Stop Hangun Violence
Part 2: PROTECTING the VOTE COUNT
Lynn Bernstein, NC Election Protection https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org
John Brakey, AZ Anti-Ninja https://auditelectionsusa.org
Emily Levy, https://Scrutineers.org
Dan Wolf, Recording poll tapes https://Americacounts.us
Ray Lutz, Auditing Ballot Images https://Citizensoversight.org
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #115 Oct. 24, 2022
Hosted by Harvey Wasserman
Part 1: Rep. Jaimie Raskin, Joel Segal, Ray McClendon, Jim Garrison, Alan Minsky
Part 2: Dan Wolfe, Danny Sheehan, Robin Streichler, Tatanka Bricca, Dorothy Reik, Ron Leonard, Denny Zane (prop 30 instigator), Myla Reson, Descendent of Sally Hemmings- Evelia Jones (TBC), Wendi Lederman
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #114 Oct. 17, 2022
Part 1: Mohawk Return to Schoharie Valley, Bethany Yarrow, UNF***K the Earth Russell Greene
Part 2: Clifford Tasner, Americans for Democratic Action, ACTERRA, Linda Hutchins-Knowles, Ray Lutz Citizens Oversight
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #113 Oct. 10, 2022
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY & AN HOUR OF WOMEN’S ISSUES WITH CHRISTIAN NUNES OF NOW
https://tinyurl.com/Gsrtep113
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#112 Gree-Gree Zoom October 3, 2022
Part 1: BARBARA HAYS of the Maryland National Organization for Women. TATANKA BRICCA, DANNY SHEEHAN and SARA NELSON of the ROMERO INSTITUTE, give us a unique look at the need to pull together a national progressive grassroots movement.
Part 2: But wait there's more! Also includes Wendi Lederman on Florida
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Notorious pro-Trump election denier resurfaces with new and easily debunked conspiracy
Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute September 29, 2022
https://www.rawstory.com/arizona-voter-fraud-2658363313
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Extremists embracing The Big Lie present enormous danger to democracy
Denis Smith Sept. 28, 2022 Commentary Ohio Capital Journal
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/09/28/extremists-embracing-the-big-lie-present-enormous-danger-to-democracy
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#111 Gree-Gree Zoom September 26, 2022
Part 1: Election Finance redefined with Judith Whitmer NV current Dem. Chair and Greg Coleridge
Part 2: Renewable Energy, No Nukes with Robert Freehling, Kevin Kamps, Ron Leonard
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How Efforts by by Trump Allies Could Suppress Fall Voters in Georgia
BY STEVEN ROSENFELD SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/09/26/how-efforts-by-by-trump-allies-could-suppress-fall-voters-in-georgia
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Only a Powerful and Broad Progressive Coalition Can Save Our Dying Democracy
One of this new coalition’s first tasks, and as difficult as it appears to be, is to find a way to end, or at least weaken, the tribalism that has left our country so divided.
JIM LAFFERTY SEP 22, 2022
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/save-our-dying-democracy
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This Threat to Democracy Is Hiding in Plain Sight
NYT OPINION THE EDITORIAL BOARD Sept. 23, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/trump-big-lie-elections.html
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Lawsuit Filed Against Wake County Director of Elections for Violating the
Constitutional Rights of a Wake County Voter in Retaliation for her Advocacy
Sept. 22, 2021
https://grassrootsep.org/lawsuit-filed-against-wake-county-director-of-elections-for-violating-theconstitutional-rights-of-a-wake-county-voter-in-retaliation-for-her-advocacy
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#110 Gree-Gree Zoom September 19, 2022
Part 1: MINNESOTA ATTORNEY-GENERAL KEITH ELLISON ON FAIR & SANE ELECTIONS
Part 2: The second hour of our GREE-GREE #110 takes us into the desperate need to shut the Diablo Canyon nuke & switch to renewables.
https://grassrootsep.org/#:~:text=Zoom%20Archive%202022-,%23110%20Gree%2DGree,-Zoom%20September%2019
Part 1:
Part 2:
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The Georgia Secretary of State's Coffee County Cover-up Continues With New Video Evidence
'BradCast' 9/7/2022
Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Record heat wave pounds West; New Bannon woes; Primary results from MA https://bradblog.com/?p=14392
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Florida let them vote. Then DeSantis’s election police arrested them.
By Tim Craig and Lori Rozsa September 4, 2022 WAPO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/04/desantis-election-police-voter-arrests
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GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives
AP By DAVID A. LIEB Sept. 2, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-abortion-arkansas-recreational-marijuana-0c003046cc981ebcfb38fa77c1455737
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Redistricting: One year later, Ohio a unique, flawed case
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN - SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/09/02/redistricting-one-year-later-ohio-a-unique-flawed-case
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Police investigating how Michigan voting machine wound up for sale online
By Donie O'Sullivan, Curt Devine and Kimberly Berryman, CNN Thu September 1, 2022
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/michigan-voting-machine-sold-ebay-goodwill-investigation/index.html
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection
Zoom #108 Monday August 29, 2022
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The Forgotten Constitutional Weapon Against Voter Restrictions
A former Justice Department lawyer thinks he’s found a way to penalize states that undermine voting rights.
By MICHAEL LINHORST 07/27/2022
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/07/27/penalty-clause-voting-rights-00046973
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Fulton County, Georgia DA now going after Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell in 2020 election probe
Rebekah Sager Friday August 26, 2022
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/26/2118930/-Georgia-DA-now-going-after-Mark-Meadows-and-Sidney-Powell-in-2020-election-probe
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#107 Gree-Gree Zoom August 22 , 2022
Featuring Greg Palast, voting protection movement speakers and more:
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#106 Gree-Gree Zoom August 15 , 2022
Post-Trump Raid Fascism; Chaos in Ohio, Vet Votes; Atomic Chaos; Grassroots Links
https://grassrootsep.org/#:~:text=%23106%20Gree%2DGree%20Zoom%20August%2015%20%2C%202022
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A Definitive Guide to Grassroots Victory In 2022…& The Global Nuke Nightmare, From Ukraine To Diablo Canyon
by Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman AUGUST 10, 2022
On the GREE_GREE zoom #105 we offer a definitive template on the nuts and bolts of the grassroots organizing needed to turn the people’s will in the 2022 mid-term elections.
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He won an award from an election fraud conspiracy group. Now he wants voting machine data from the 2022 primary.
Commissioner Bill Lee is asking for the same data a pair of Utah election deniers are suing to obtain.
By Bryan Schott July 11, 2022
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/07/11/utah-county-commissioner-who-won
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Trump Republicans, Not Trump, Are 2022’s Biggest Anti-Democratic Threat
Momentum is gaining to prosecute Trump. But scores of copycat election-denying candidates who want to interfere with fair elections are on the fall ballot. STEVEN ROSENFELD AUG 1, 2022
https://www.laprogressive.com/election-reform-campaigns/biggest-anti-democratic-threat
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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #104
Bill Russell, Grassroots organizing in GA/NC, Health Care, Money out of politics, Loccal winners, Abortion
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Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’
Politicians involved in Donald Trump’s effort to put forth electors to falsely claim he had won Arizona said doing so without first filing a legal challenge could look like a crime.
By Maggie Haberman and Luke Broadwater Aug. 2, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/arizona-trump-fake-electors.html
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Rooftop Solar v. Nuclear Newsom, Ray McClendon & Grassroots Georgia, State-by-state w. ROE…& Trump's 1/6 Treason
July 25, 2022 We open GREE-GREE #103 with TATANKA BRICCA and RON LEONARD updating us on the fossil/nuke industry's assault on rooftop solar, which is being defended by Florida’s right-wing Ron DeSantis but betrayed by California’s alleged progressive Gavin Newsom.
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Ex-Trump AG Barr, others launch Republican-backed election law group
By Jacqueline Thomsen July 21, 2022
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-trump-ag-barr-others-launch-republican-backed-election-law-group-2022-07-21
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The Democrats’ Third-Party Massacres
BY HOWIE HAWKINS JULY 15, 2022
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/07/15/the-democrats-third-party-massacres
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#102 Gree-Gree Zoom July 18 , 2022
Michigan's Pro-Choice Referendum; Grassroots In GA, NC, OR, FL; CA Green New Deal; Bannon's Fascist Wet Dream
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#101 Gree-Gree Zoom July 11 , 2022
Julian Assange, The Roots Of Roe & The Looming Disaster Of The Diablo Canyon Nukes
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Why Colorado's Democratic secretary of state won't stop warning about 'insider threats'
Despite new security measures enacted by her office, Jena Griswold says the Jan. 6 hearings have only underscored the ongoing risks to elections in her state and beyond.
July 3, 2022, By Adam Edelman
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/colorados-democratic-secretary-state-wont-stop-warning-insider-threats-rcna36277
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#100 Gree-Gree Zoom June 27, 2022
GEORGIA, GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNING, PACIFICA RADIO, NUKES V. SOLAR & THE ROE CATASTROPHE
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#99 Gree-Gree Zoom June 20, 2022
ON JUNETEENTH WE VISIT AUSTRALIA, DEFUND THE FASCISTS & SAVE PACIFICA RADIO
https://youtu.be/keAkQycl7Bg
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#98 Gree-Gree Zoom June 13, 2022
A NEW PROGRESSIVE COALITION & A DEEP DIVE INTO THE JANUARY 6 HEARINGS
Part 1 https://youtu.be/1QB1iDqq8_w
Part 2 https://youtu.be/k8HKAyH0B5c
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#97 GreeGree Zoom May 23, 2022
DANNY SHEEHAN & BRYNN TANNEHILL SOUND THE WARNING
Our latest masterful Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection (GREE-GREE) gathering is powered by two great observer/activists in the devastating miasma that has become the American political scene
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#96 GreeGree Zoom May 23, 2022
CELEBRATING OUR VICTORIES WHILE FACING FASCISM
https://freepress.org/article/green-greep-zoom-96
https://youtu.be/8BLKCXW5qkQ
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The RNC’s Ground Game of Inches
Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans
BY ALEXANDER SAMMON JUNE 1, 2022
https://prospect.org/politics/rncs-ground-game-of-inches-convert-minorities-into-republicans
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Supreme Court allows states to use unlawfully gerrymandered congressional maps in the 2022 midterm elections
Beth Daley June 2, 2022
https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-allows-states-to-use-unlawfully-gerrymandered-congressional-maps-in-the-2022-midterm-elections-182407
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GREE-GREE #93 Green California, Protected Ballots in AZ, A National Summit, Student Debt, TX/OH/NY
by Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman May 3, 2022
This brilliant marathon GREE-GREE #93 takes us first to a Green California with TATANKA BRICCA and BEN EICHERT.
We then spend an astonishing 40 minutes with JOHN BRAKEY & KEN BENNETT and much, much, more!
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LaRose says Dems might wreck election integrity, touts Trump, who’s suspected of election fraud
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN - APRIL 27, 2022
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/27/larose-says-dems-might-wreck-election-integrity-touts-trump-whos-suspected-of-election-fraud
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Emergency Election and Climate Protection Coalition
#92 GreeGree Zoom April 25, 2022
Violence v. Election Workers & Ohio Madness w. Nina Turner et. al.
https://youtu.be/da3wUGaqy3I
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Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment
By Nathan Layne April 23, 2022
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-local-election-chief-threatened-by-republican-leader-seeking-illegal-2022-04-23
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Federal judges will pick rejected maps if redistricting leaders don't act by May 28
Jessie BalmertCincinnati EnquirerApr. 20, 2022
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/04/20/ohio-redistricting-federal-judges-could-pick-rejected-maps-may-28/7354517001
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Ohio federal court plans to intervene without legislative redistricting plan by May
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN - APRIL 21, 2022
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/21/ohio-federal-court-plans-to-intervene-without-legislative-redistricting-plan-by-may
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After Supreme Court decision, Wisconsin high court chooses Senate, Assembly maps drawn by Legislature
(NBC15) WBAY news staff and SCOTT BAUER Apr. 15, 2022
https://www.wbay.com/2022/04/15/after-supreme-court-decision-wisconsin-high-court-chooses-senate-assembly-maps-drawn-by-legislature
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Federal court won’t intervene in Ohio’s congressional districts
Decision matches ruling to wait out resolution on legislation redistricting
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN - APRIL 13, 2022
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/13/federal-court-wont-intervene-in-ohios-congressional-districts
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With Biden’s voting rights push stalled, Georgia activists regroup
By Matthew Brown April 11,2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/11/georgia-voting-law-biden-abrams-kemp
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Ohio House Speaker says no primary election legislation coming soon
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN - APRIL 7, 2022 Ohio’s House Speaker said Wednesday legislation is not coming to change the May primary date.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/07/ohio-house-speaker-says-no-primary-election-legislation-coming-soon
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THE CONJOINED WARS FOR DEMOCRACY IN ELECTIONS & ENERGY
For our meeting #89 we announce the GREEN-GREEP (Gree-Gree)…the Greening of the Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition to conjoin the battle for grassroots democracy with renewables and saving our planet from King CONG (Coal, Oil, Nukes & Gas).
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LaRose would ‘be fine with’ chief justice’s impeachment over redistricting rulings
Ohio elections chief says O’Connor ‘violated her oath’ by rejecting GOP-drawn districts
by MARTY SCHLADEN - APRIL 1, 2022 4:05 PM
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/01/larose-would-be-fine-with-chief-justices-impeachment-over-redistricting-rulings
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#88 Election Protection Mar. 27, 2022 Spectacular Grassroots Activist Summit
This week’s show is rooted in our monumental March 27 Summit in Santa Monica.
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WATCH: Elderly Floridians speak out to CNN after Republicans secretly switched their voter registration
Matthew Chapman Raw Story February 07, 2022
https://www.rawstory.com/florida-republican-2656589853
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Republicans reject new maps, try tweaks of maps court already denied
By Jordan Laird Mar. 29, 2022 Dayton Daily News
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-redistricting-commission-deadline-tonight-but-meeting-starts-with-delay/LQCBGRE6JZAFRDX2IZS7HI55NU
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ColumbusMediaInsider: DeWine Has Power To Push Through Fair Maps, But Flunks Leadership Test
by John K. Hartman Mar. 26, 2022
https://columbusfreepress.com/article/columbusmediainsider-dewine-has-power-push-through-fair-maps-flunks-leadership-test
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Debra Meadows appears to have filed at least two false voter forms
By Glenn Kessler Staff writer WAPO March 23, 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/23/debra-meadows-appears-have-filed-three-false-voter-forms
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Supreme Court blocks revised legislative map for Wisconsin that created a new Black voting district
The high court declined to block a new map for the state’s congressional districts, however, rejecting a challenge filed by state Republicans.
By Pete Williams March 23, 2022
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-blocks-wisconsins-revised-legislative-map-created-new-bl-rcna19682
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Civic Duty Voting, Chaos in Texas, Insanity in Ohio
Our GREEP zoom #87 leaps into the issue of Civic Duty Voting with the great MILES RAPOPORT, former Secretary of State of Connecticut.
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Democracy In Chains Forged By Money In Politics#86 Election Protection Mar. 14, 2022
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The fight of our life: Justice Kennedy attacks outside Dem influence on Ohio redistricting
Andrew Carter, Marion Star, March 11, 2022
https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/2022/03/13/justice-kennedy-expresses-concerns-ohio-redistricting/9452320002
___________________GOP redistricting attorneys ask court to make decision on congressional map after 2022 electionAttorneys argue Ohio Supreme Court has no authority to draw maps BY: SUSAN TEBBEN - MARCH 11, 2022
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/03/11/gop-redistricting-attorneys-ask-court-to-make-decision-on-congressional-maps-after-2022-election___________________A Texas county didn’t count 10,000 ballots. Now the parties are at war over who’s to blame.March 11, 2022 by Editorial staffhttps://www.universalpersonality.com/a-texas-county-didnt-count-10000-ballots-now-the-parties-are-at-war-over-whos-to-blame/___________________
Susan Greenhalgh and Philip Stark: “Setting the record straight on the security review in the Georgia voting machine lawsuit”
RICK HASEN March 4, 2022, The following is a guest post from Susan Greenhalgh and Philip Stark:
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127945
Texas’ New Voting Law Is an ‘Absolute Nightmare’
Election administrators in Texas are reporting a record number of ballot rejections—and early voting has only just begun.
Ursula Perano Feb. 17, 2022
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-voting-law-sb1-is-absolute-nightmare
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A white man got probation for voting fraud. A Black woman faced six years in prison for an error
In several prominent cases, Black people got harsher sentences for unintentional voting errors than whites who committed fraud
Sam Levine in New York Thu 3 Mar 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/03/voter-fraud-election-crime-sentencing-racial-disparity
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Why Gerrymandering Keeps Me Up at Night
The power to redraw political lines for a decade is something that should concern anyone who cares about our democracy.
By Christina M. Greer Mar. 2, 2022
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gerrymandering-redistricting-florida
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#85 Election Protection Feb. 28, 2022
Gerrymandering Gone WILD…Killing Solar…Ukraine Nukes
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#84 Election Protection Feb. 21, 2022 OH, NC Gerrymandering causing total chaos
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NRAF-Supported Voters Demand Answers from Ohio Redistricting Commission
Brooke Lillard Feb 18, 2022
https://redistrictingaction.org/news/nraf-supported-voters-demand-answers-from-ohio-redistricting-commission
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Evicting Our Elders while Stealing Elections
#83 Election Protection Feb. 14, 2022
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Native American tribes sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering
The suit charges that diluting Native power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office
Hallie Golden Mon 21 Feb 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/21/native-american-tribes-sue-north-dakota-gerrymandering
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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Ballot Drop Box Accessibility Requirements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Tuesday, Department of Justice February 15, 2022
The Justice Department announced today it has issued guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on how to ensure that ballot drop boxes are accessible to voters with disabilities. The publication, “Ballot Drop Box Accessibility, the Americans with Disabilities Act,” is intended to help election officials understand the ADA’s requirements, including the physical accessibility standards applicable to ballot drop boxes, and for voters with disabilities to understand their rights under federal law."
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-guidance-ballot-drop-box-accessibility-requirements-under-americans
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our Legal Challenge To Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause On CNN.
January 28, 2022
https://freespeechforpeople.org/fsfp-legal-director-ron-fein-discusses-our-legal-challenge-to-rep-madison-cawthorns-candidacy-for-reelection-under-fourteenth-amendments-insurrectionist-disqualification-clause-on-c
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Investigators Find Gaps in White House Logs of Trump’s Jan. 6 Calls
By Luke Broadwater, Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt Feb. 10,2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/us/politics/jan-6-trump-calls.html
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Smoking Gun: Voter Suppression, in Their Own Words
The Progressive Magazine Feb 9, 2022
https://progressive.org/magazine/smoking-gun-voter-suppression
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One Menacing Call After Another: Threats Against Lawmakers Surge
Catie Edmondson and Mark Walker NYT Thu, February 10, 2022
https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-menacing-call-another-threats-125342604.html
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Ohio Republicans throw temper tantrum as attempts to cheat with gerrymandering shot down
https://www.rawstory.com/ohio-republicans-throw-temper-tantrum-as-attempts-to-cheat-with-gerrymandering-shot-down
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#82 Election Protection Feb.7, 2022
GETTING TO GRASSROOTS ELECTION PROTECTION___________________
Madison Cawthorn sues his own state to stop Jan. 6 challenge before North Carolina election board
Jon Skolnik - Tuesday Feb.1, 2020https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/madison-cawthorn-sues-his-own-state-to-stop-jan-6-challenge-before-north-carolina-election-board/ar-AATndXb
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Making sense of the 105 election reform bills filed at the legislature
By: Mark Phillips Feb 02, 2022
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/making-sense-of-the-105-election-reform-bills-filed-at-the-legislature
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Getting to Grassroots Election Protection
#81 features two great grassroots organizers, WILLIE FLEMING of North Carolina, and RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta NAACP.
The Georgia Way, Emily Levy, Peter Peckarsky, John Brakey, Ray Lutz
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'Egregious': Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Mail-In Voting Law
JULIA CONLEY January 28, 2022
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/28/egregious-pennsylvania-court-strikes-down-mail-voting-law
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Otero County to spend $49,750 on 2020 election audit
"Despite Otero County Attorney R.B. Nichols' objections, the Otero County Commission voted to spend almost $50,000 on an election audit."
Nicole Maxwel lAlamogordo Daily News Jan. 18, 2022
https://www.alamogordonews.com/story/community/2022/01/18/otero-county-spend-49-7550-2020-election-audit/6527530001
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Republican-led Pennsylvania court deems mail-in voting law unconstitutional
Erin Doherty Fri, January 28, 2022
https://www.yahoo.com/now/republican-led-pennsylvania-court-deems-153638046.html
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Analysis Finds 'Staggering' Rise in Voter Suppression After GOP Restrictions in Georgia
"This is why we are fighting this new law in court," said one voting rights advocate.
BRETT WILKINS January 28, 2022
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/28/analysis-finds-staggering-rise-voter-suppression-after-gop-restrictions-georgia
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Copies of Elbert County’s election system hard drive given to unauthorized people, state official says
Secretary of state demanding more information from Dallas Schroeder
By Jesse Paul The Colorado Sun, Friday, Jan 28
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/copies-of-elbert-countys-election-system-hard-drive-given-to-unauthorized-people-state-official-sa
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BY AYUMI DAVIS ON 1/18/22
https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-secretary-state-sues-bar-county-clerk-tina-peters-working-2022-election-1670530
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Election supervisors cite fraudulent signatures on Las Vegas Sands’ casino petitions
BY Lawrence Mower AND Mary Ellen Klas HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU Jan. 20, 2022
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article257481524.html
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PDA/Greep National Town Hall to save American Democracy 2022
by Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman Jan. 25, 2022
In the face of the Trump Cult’s fascist assault on American democracy, the Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition has joined with the Progressive Democrats of America to present a uniquely powerful and comprehensive town hall.
https://freepress.org/article/pdagreep-town-hall-save-american-democracy
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Michigan AG asks feds to investigate fake GOP electors
Michigan’s attorney general is asking federal prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into 16 Republicans who submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in 2020.https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-elections-electoral-college-criminal-investigations-8a0454f0a28fd3f5903fa3ab962f764b
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Report shows Alabama-based Matrix LLC is in the midst of Florida turmoil that involves utility firms, money trails, lawsuits, and election intrigue
Legal Schnauzer Wednesday, January 12, 2022
https://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2022/01/report-shows-alabama-based-matrix-llc.html
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Gubernatorial candidates promising voters they’ll make Trump president in 2024
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-gubernatorial
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REV. DR. LIZ THEOHARIS January 11, 2022 by TomDispatch
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/11/white-christian-nationalism-tearing-america-apart-seams
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Steve Bannon is onto something
Ezra Klein Jan. 9 2022 NYT Opinion
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/opinion/trump-bannon-trumpism-democracy.html
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Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records
https://missoulian.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/article_d357ff1b-7cf8-5bfe-a175-74e3605ea2e3.html
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Cyber Ninjas has been ordered to pay $50,000 a day until it turns over public records from the review of Maricopa County's 2020 election.
https://www.facebook.com/azcentral/posts/10158982689244032
Cyber Ninjas, company that led Arizona GOP election 'audit,' is shutting down
Dartunorro Clark Thu, January 6, 2022
https://www.yahoo.com/now/cyber-ninjas-company-led-arizona-025600651.html
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Correcting The Record: Maricopa County's In-Depth Analysis of the Senate Inquiry
Maricopa County Elections Department January 2022
https://recorder.maricopa.gov/justthefacts/pdf/Correcting%20The%20Record%20-%20January%202022%20Report.pdf
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Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find
Stuart A. Thompson January 5, 2022 The New York Times
https://www.yahoo.com/news/election-falsehoods-surged-podcasts-capitol-125322535.html
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Ali Alexander, an extremist with Alabama connections, proves to be a useful barometer as we measure right-wing wind currents heading into a post-Jan. 6 future
Legal Schnauzer Thursday, January 6, 2022https://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2022/01/ali-alexander-extremist-with-alabama.html
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Georgia’s Original Sin and the 2022 Secret Vote-Crushing Scheme: My Most Important Investigation Ever
"280 years ago, two Georgia dynasties, the forebears of Governor Brian Kemp and (defeated) Senator David Perdue, overcame Georgia’s prohibition of slavery and convinced King George to grant them powers to bring Africans in chains to establish the plantation system."
by Greg Palast December 22, 2021
https://www.gregpalast.com/georgias-original-sin-and-the-2022-secret-vote-crushing-scheme
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Trump allies planned harassment and intimidation campaign against election officials and ‘weak’ House members, documents show
One of the election officials targeted by Mr Kerik’s plan says she will ‘never forget the moment armed protestors gathered outside [her] home in the dark of night last December’
Andrew Feinberg Jan. 3, 2021
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-documents-election-harassment-b1985982.html
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Steve Bannon's MEIN KAMPF for a Fascist America Must Be Defeated
by Harvey Wasserman, Joel Segal Dec. 27, 2021
"Steve Bannon has mapped out a clear and present strategy for using our own electoral system to turn the US into a fascist dictatorship."
https://freepress.org/article/steve-bannons-mein-kampf-fascist-america-must-be-defeated
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THE BIG ELECTION LIE BUILT ON THE LAST BIG ELECTION LIE
by emptywheel December 26, 2021
"And so as the traditional press turns its attention to the lies that Trump tells to claim he’s a victim, that first lie cannot be forgotten."
https://www.emptywheel.net/2021/12/26/the-big-election-lie-built-on-the-last-big-election-lie
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CNN Exclusive: Hundreds of faith leaders demand more from Biden and other Democrats on voting rights legislation
By Chandelis Duster, CNN December 23, 2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/faith-leaders-voting-rights-letter-biden/index.html
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Steve Bannon explains latest 'overthrow' plan: 'We're going to take over the election apparatus'
David Edwards December 20, 2021
https://www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon-take-over-elections
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Does The Wisconsin Elections Commission Fully Comply With Wisconsin Law About Software In Electronic Voting Systems?
by Marji L. Berkowitz Dec. 9, 2021
https://columbusfreepress.com/article/does-wisconsin-elections-commission-fully-comply-wisconsin-law-about-software-electronic
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#77 Grassroots Election Protection Dec. 20, 2021
Wisconsin, Voting Rights Summer, Assange & Peltier, Greece, 5G
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#76 Grassroots Election Protection Dec. 13, 2021
Featuring Jennifer Roberts (former two time Mayor of Charlotte, NC) and The Carter Center on U.S. Elections
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Arizona students stage hunger strike to urge Sinema to support voting reform
Audra Jane Heinrichs Sat 11 Dec 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/11/arizona-college-students-hunger-strike-kyrsten-sinema
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From Thom Hartmann:
Here's Mark Meadows' powerpoint presentation to justify overthrowing an American election on January 6th:
https://www.scribd.com/document/545804373/Mark-Meadow-s-PointPoint-presentation#fullscreen&from_embed
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KENNY BRUNO & DEFCON FOR DEMOCRACY The Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition zoom #75 headlines the great long-time activist KENNY BRUNO in a devastating 90-minute discussion of what we need to do to save our democracy.
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A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT
Pro-Trump news site targets election workers, inspiring wave of menace
by PETER EISLER and JASON SZEP Filed Dec. 3, 2021
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-gatewaypundit
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2nd lawsuit challenges Ohio congressional maps, accuses GOP of gerrymandering
Jessie Balmert The Columbus Dispatch Nov.30, 2021
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/30/aclu-voting-groups-challenge-ohio-congressional-map/8732706002/?utm_source=dispatch-News
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#74 Grassroots Election Protection Nov. 29, 2021
The Honorable Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
Our 74th GRASSROOTS EMERGENCY ELECTION PROTECTION COALITION Zoom features the great KEITH ELLISON, Attorney-General of Minnesota in a riveting All-Star gathering that gets to the core of to save our democracy under fire.
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Internet Voting Plague Threatens SF & Bay Area
Backroom deals are being made to introduce secretive, paperless, risky Internet voting to San Francisco and the entire Bay Area. To stop this, democracy advocates are now going public. We are asking you to speak out for paper-based, transparent elections, and for assisting the disabled to vote without endangering our government. What happens in California does not stay in California. Please see the linked document.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cdysj6S7D0SfR_yRItBud5zJA_Bt3Q_Qni9…
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Republicans are Taking Their Terror Campaign to the Next Level
In addition to elections officials across the country being subjected to death threats from voters who have been duped by the Big Lie of election fraud, Wisconsin Republicans are now threatening them with felony charges.November 24, 2021 Lindsay Beyerstein ALTERNET
https://www.alternet.org/2021/11/republicans-terrors-threat
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#73 Grassroots Election Protection Nov. 22, 2021
A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO WIN THE VOTING RIGHTS ACTS & STOP FASCISMWe’re joined at session #73 of the Grassroots Emergency Election Protection zooms by ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground and RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta NAACP.___________________
Wisconsin Is the New Ground Zero for 2020 Election DeniersBy Steven Rosenfeld Nov. 19, 2021
"Moments before, she said that the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) report was filled with errors, in part because it did not allow the WEC to respond to mistaken assumptions and findings—as has been the legislative bureau’s practice in every audit since its founding in 1965."
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’I will not kill”; Our vital voter rights bill; Saving the earth
Our #72 Grassroots Election Protection Nov.15, 2021 zoom begins with FRANCESCO DA VINCI whose “I Will Not Kill” is an account of a lifetime of peace activism and of his resistance to the draft during the Vietnam War.JOEL SEGAL then plunges us into the deep intrigues surrounding the John Lewis Voting Act and the desperate need to protect what’s left of our electoral system. And More!
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Wisconsin Republicans Push to Take Over the State’s Elections
Led by Senator Ron Johnson, G.O.P. officials want to eliminate a bipartisan elections agency — and maybe send its members to jail.
By Reid J. Epstein Nov. 19, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/us/politics/wisconsin-republicans-decertify-election.html
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Steven Rosenfeld November 12, 2021
https://votingbooth.media/new-book-the-georgia-way-how-to-win-elections
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Corporate Dem Formula for a Fascist Future: Lose, Blame Left, Repeat
Harvey Wasserman/Reader Supported News 15 november 21
https://www.rsn.org/001/corporate-dem-formula-for-a-fascist-future-lose-blame-left-repeat-.html
Dems Told to Kill Filibuster After All Senate Republicans But One Block John Lewis Voting Rights Bill
"We've had enough of these theatrics," declared an Indivisible activist, calling on Democrats to "remove the filibuster from the Senate Republicans' obstructionist toolbox." JESSICA CORBETT November 3, 2021https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/03/dems-told-kill-filibuster-after-all-senate-republicans-one-block-john-lewis-voting
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November 8, 2021 Grassroots Election Protection Zoom
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Ohio GOP blasted after release of last-minute congressional maps preserving their huge advantageSusan Tebben November 04, 2021, Ohio Capital Journal
https://www.rawstory.com/ohio-gop
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WHERE IS THE “FREEDOM TO VOTE” ACT & THE FUTURE OF RECOUNTS / AUDITS
In the Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #70, with up to 80 people present, we’re led by the great JOEL SEGAL as we confront what’s happening with the premier voter protection Acts of our time.
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Trump DOJ official splits with attorney ahead of meeting with Jan. 6 committee
Brandi Buchman Daily Kos Staff Thursday October 28, 2021
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Florida bars professors from testifying in voting rights case
By MICHAEL WINES The New York Times Oct. 29, 2021
"Three University of Florida professors have been barred from assisting plaintiffs in a lawsuit to overturn the state’s new law restricting voting rights, lawyers said in a federal court filing Friday."
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/florida-bars-professors-from-testifying-in-voting-rights-case
#69 Grassroots Election Protection Zoom October 25, 2021
DISSECTING THE “GEORGIA WAY” FOR FUTURE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING
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EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff
By HUNTER WALKER OCTOBER 24, 2021
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-jan-6-organizers-met-congress-white-house-1245289
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Kyrsten Sinema's long march through the institutions
Ryan Grim 10/23/2021
"So Kyrsten Sinema is now pushing an income tax on billionaires."... "Her proposal, which would hit unrealized gains over a billion dollars a year -- or over $100 million for three straight years -- would finally do something non-trivial about economic inequality, and it would redistribute that hoarded wealth downwards."
https://badnews.substack.com/p/kyrsten-sinemas-long-march-through
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DISSECTING THE 14 PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN FASCIST INFRASTRUCTURE. In this special overview edition #68 of the Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom, we take on the structural realities of the US fascist state.
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Steve Bannon busts Mike Lindell for claiming Cyber Ninjas are 'certified' election auditorsDavid Edwards October 12, 2021 "Conservative broadcaster Steve Bannon called out Mike Lindell on Tuesday after the MyPillow CEO claimed that the Cyber Ninjas company had a "certification" allowing them to audit the Arizona election."
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lindell-cyber-ninjas
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Congress Must Pass the ‘For the People Act’
SUMMARY: Bold legislation introduced in the House (H.R. 1) and Senate (S. 1) would ensure that our democracy works for everyone.Wendy R. Weiser, Daniel I. Weiner, Dominique Erney March 18, 2021https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/congress-must-pass-people-act___________________Why the Cyber Ninjas CEO Skipped the Oversight Hearing on His Own Audit in Arizona
BY JEREMY STAHL OCT 07, 2021
Contains quoted outtakes from Raskin-Biggs, Khanna-Bennett
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From JFK-MLK-RFK to the Brooks Brothers Mob to MAGA ... America's Fascist Coup Escalates
Harvey Wasserman 06 october 21
America’s long-term fascist coup may have begun on November 22, 1963 with the murder of John Kennedy.
But George W. Bush’s “Brooks Brothers Mob” took it to another level exactly 37 years later.
And the MAGA Monster’s attack on January 6, 2021, is far from over.
https://www.rsn.org/001/from-jfkmlkrfk-to-the-brooks-brothers-mob-to-maga-americas-fascist-coup-escalates.html
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CAN WOMEN MAKE MID-EAST PEACE? CAN BIDEN’S PLANS BE SAVED?? CAN WE AVOID A DICTATORSHIP??? Women making peace in the Middle East is the subject of a new movement brought to us by LYNNE FEINERMAN and FATIMA ARGUN who announce a new series of zoom gatherings that could make a HUGE difference. We then talk with JOEL SEGAL about the hard realities of the Biden infrastructure and remake America bills, including in-depth analyses of where we’re really at with Manchin, Sinema and the rock-solid McConnell Republicans who give no signs of budging. We embrace the acknowledgement by the New York Times that the great work done by JOHN BRAKEY, STEVE ROSENFELD and RAY LUTZ in Arizona saved the nation from a bogus, misleading and destructive fake recount set to be duplicated throughout the US was absolutely essential to the survival of the Republic. We then take the deep dive into the diabolical plans of Steve Bannon and the possibility of turning the US into an actual dictatorship. Hint: the Constitutional highway is totally open, it could be done by 2024 and Bannon is clear on his intention to do it. We begin the dialogue on this horrifying prospect and will continue it in two weeks, so DO YOUR HOMEWORK, because if you don’t we could all wind up at Guantanamo.___________________
GrassrootsEP Zoom, September 27, 2021
Is the AZ Circus Over? Brakey, Lutz, RosenfeldWHERE ARE THE DEMOCRACY ACTS?$3.5 TRILLION FOR WHAT?Progressive Action Coalition / SmartALEC
VICTORY IN ARIZONA, BATTLES FOR NATIONAL ELECTION PROTECTION & ACTION
Amidst the spectacular collapse of the absurd cyber-Ninja Arizona recount scam, we hear from JOHN BRAKEY, STEVE ROSENFELD and RAY LUTZ on how it happened.
It’s now clear that without their on-the-ground scrutiny and EP activism, Team Trump could easily have conjured up a “revised outcome” very different from what AZ’s voters actually wanted.
Instead Brakey’s insider contacts with honest brokers like Ken Bennet, Rosenfeld’s reporting and Lutz’s techno-audits made it impossible for the thugs and thieves to flip the outcome.
What comes next will be critical as Team Trump attempts to spread fake audit/recounts to whatever states they want to flip. A handbook/lessons-learned document now becomes crucial from these three great EP pioneers.
Meanwhile, JOEL SEGAL fills us in on the critical growth of the new Progressive Action Coalition and SmartALEC which will be coordinating more on-the-ground campaigns and authoring more legislation as we move forward.
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Here's the new For the People Act (Freedom to Vote Act). In one respect, it's better than the earlier versions in that it requires that all voters have the option to mark their ballots by hand (with a pen) AT THE POLLING PLACE. #HandMarkedPaperBallots 1/ https://t.co/d9yVCBKBdB
— Jennifer Cohn ✍? ? (@jennycohn1) September 14, 2021___________________
California Recall, DC Statehood Action, GrassRoots Election Protection, Sept. 13, 2021
https://grassrootsep.org/
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Ron Brownstein: What Manchin and Sinema Can Learn from Lincoln Republicans on Voting Rights
SOURCE: KAKE 6/28/2021
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/180602
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'Emergency Action Warranted' to Protect CA Recall Election After Vote System Software Leak, Experts Warn SoSOpen letter to CA's Sec. of State calls for 'urgent mitigating action' with an immediate mandate for statewide post-election Risk-Limiting Audits...By BRAD FRIEDMAN on 9/2/2021
https://bradblog.com/?p=13985
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Aug. 30, 2021For the first time in recent memory, a hugely diverse gathering of progressive activists and leaders has convened to chart a path toward a unified coalition meant to save our nation and our place on this planet.
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Three GOP operatives got $550,000 from group under investigation for Florida 'ghost voting' scandal: report
Matthew Chapman August 31, 2021https://www.rawstory.com/florida-ghost-candidate-2654856402/
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Growing Chorus of Republicans Criticize Arizona Senate’s 2020 Election ‘Audit’
Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute August 25, 2021
https://votingbooth.media/growing-chorus-of-republicans-criticize-arizona-senates-2020-election-audit/
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Texas House passes GOP voting restrictions, which Democrats had blocked for weeks by fleeing the state
Democrats had broken quorum in the House for weeks by fleeing to D.C., but were unable to prevent Republicans from finally passing the bill, which voting advocates say would curtail important options for casting ballots in the state.
By Eva Ruth Moravec and Elise Viebeck Today at 12:28 a.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/27/texas-gop-voting-restrictions-democrats-house
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Voting Rights Court Fights Continue After Latest SCOTUS Blow to the VRA: 'BradCast' 8/25/2021
By BRAD FRIEDMAN on 8/25/2021
https://bradblog.com/?p=13978
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August 23, 2021 GREEP Zoom
WILL FEDERAL LEGISLATION PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS?
As Trump Republicans assault the right to vote with more than 400 bills pushed into state legislatures, we track the possibilities of the FOR THE PEOPLE ACT and the JOHN LEWIS ACT.The twin attempts to use federal legal powers to protect our citizens’ ability to exercise the franchise face serious obstacles. JOEL SEGAL and other powerful experts give us the news on what’s happening.We also discuss next week’s NATIONAL JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE to take place at 1-5pm eastern time, Monday, August 30, will cover the issues of DC Statehood, Election Protection, Saving the Earth & Social Justice/Ending Poverty & Homelessness.This huge gathering of progressive forces can be accessed this coming Monday via http://.electionprotection2024.org. Don’t miss it!!We also get an update on the by-laws election at the Pacifica Radio Network, with reports from New York, California, Texas, Georgia and more.This is the Grassroots Election Protection Emergency Coalition Zoom #62. We are glad to have you aboard.___________________
Judge Sanctions Trump Allies And Orders Legal Education For Failed Election LawsuitALANA WISE August 25, 2021
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/25/1031127113/judge-sanctions-trump-allies-and-orders-legal-education-for-failed-election-laws
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GOP State Officials Take Step Toward Overseeing Elections in Georgia's Heavily Democratic Fulton County
"Voters deserve better," said one advocacy group. JULIA CONLEY August 18, 2021
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/18/gop-state-officials-take-step-toward-overseeing-elections-georgias-heavily
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Outside Auditors’ New Evidence: Trump Never Led Biden in Arizona
by Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute Friday August 06, 2021
A new report proves loyal Republican voters in Arizona rejected Trump. What’s more, it could be a blueprint to efforts in other states to stop disinformation and to restore confidence in elections.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/6/2044275/-Outside-Auditors-New-Evidence-Trump-Never-Led-Biden-in-Arizona-by-Steven-Rosenfeld
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This Expert Is 'Scared Sh*tless' Of New GOP Election Theft
Richard Hasen thinks a 2024 steal of the election could come about not as the result of a riot, but from the courts accepting the notion that (Republican-controlled) legislatures can simply reject vote counts.
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/08/one-expert-scared-shtless-new-gop-election
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Ohio is using a new process to draw state, congressional districts. Here's how it works
Haley BeMiller Jessie Balmert, The Columbus Dispatch Aug. 5, 2021
Ohio leaders have begun a new redistricting process that aims to take the partisanship out of state and congressional districts and make them more fair. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/08/06/ohio-redistricting-how-new-process-work-2020-census-data/5297672001
Democrats Introduce Right to Vote Act to Beat GOP Voter Suppression Blitz"As Republican-led legislatures weaponize the Big Lie to attack our free and fair elections, it is more important than ever for Congress to affirm that voters have a right to participate in our elections."
BRETT WILKINS August 5, 2021
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/05/democrats-introduce-right-vote-act-beat-gop-voter-suppression-blitz
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Our very packed GREEP Zoom #59 opens with a deep, difficult descent into the terrible crisis of homelessness. As the Democrats fail to stem the eviction crisis, we look toward 3 million Americans shelterless and on the streets. We hear from RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta NAACP about the terrifying fascist assault of the gerrymandered Georgia legislature against the state’s democratic election apparatus. MAUREEN TAYLOR tells us of the crisis in Michigan’s voting procedures and the mass marches against it. CHARLES MORELAND lays out the major progress being made toward the upcoming August 27-30 DREAM events for DC Statehood, a Green Earth & Justice. JOEL SEGAL describes the upcoming August 30 Summit/Roundtable for voting rights & justice at the Plymouth Church in DC. Joel also lays out plans for SMART ALEC, the exciting new coalition for drafting progressive legislation. CHASE IRON EYES confirms there will be a Drum Circle in Lafayette Park the morning of August 30, followed by the delivery of a solar panel and plan for a Clean/Green White House. We end with an amazing report from Arizona and RAY LUTZ on how he, JOHN BRAKEY & STEVE ROSENFELD turned a complete fiasco into an important democracy learning event for the whole nation. There is much more in this action-packed session on grassroots democracy. Don’t miss it! ___________________
I became an election-security advocate after learning that public officials had provided false assurances about election security & Trump’s alleged win in 2016
Jennifer Cohn July 28, 2021
https://jennycohn1.medium.com/why-have-so-many-people-spread-misinformation-about-voting-systems-and-internet-connectivity-247bd9877419
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After months in the hands of election audit workers, Maricopa County's 2.1M ballots return homeArizona Republic, Lacey Latch July 29, 2021After months of counting, scanning, recounting and general controversy, the 2.1 million ballots cast by Maricopa County voters returned to the control of county elections officials on Thursday.https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/07/29/arizona-audit-maricopa-countys-2-1-m-ballots-returned-senate/5410648001
___________________The Dream March on Washington For D.C. Statehood, Green Earth, and Justice
– the Three-Issue Alliance – is organized to commemorate the 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” March participants will include elected officials, individuals, and sponsoring organizations that support the three issues. All participants are asked to commit to pursuing a unified agenda that prioritizes D.C. statehood, a Green Earth, and Justice for all. The commemorative weekend will feature three days of events and a Virtual March.http://www.douglasscommonwealth.us/virtualmarch___________________It’s time to march, voting rights are under attackMarch On, For Voting RightsSince January, 48 states have introduced 389 bills that amount to shameful, outright voter suppression, and many have already become law. These laws suppress voting methods that enrich our democracy and lead to high turnout: banning ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting, reducing early voting days and hours, restricting who can get a mail-in ballot, prohibiting officials from promoting the use of of mail-in ballots even when voters qualify, even criminalizing the distribution of water to voters waiting in the long lines these laws create. Racist, anti-democratic voter suppression laws amount to rigging the game. But in America, elections are not a game—and lives depend on their outcomes. That’s why, on August 28, 2021, we’re marching on Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Phoenix and cities across America.https://marchonforvotingrights.org___________________
From The U.S. DOJ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-guidance-federal-statutes-regarding-voting-methods-and-post
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Harvey Wasserman Show on the Never Ending AZ Audit with John Brakey, Ray Lutz, Steven Rosenfeld
Uncovered: Illegal Attack on 364,000 Georgia Votersby Greg Palast for The Thom Hartmann Program and Black Gwinnett News (Georgia) June 22, 2021
"Get out of my house, get out of my house, now"
https://www.gregpalast.com/uncovered-illegal-attack-on-364000-georgia-voters/
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As Arizona Wraps Up Hand Count of 2020 Ballots, New Questions About Accuracy AriseBy Steven Rosenfeld June 22, 2021
https://votingbooth.media/as-arizona-wraps-up-hand-count-of-2020-ballots-new-questions-about-accuracy-arise/
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Jim Crow Killed Voting Rights for Generations. Now the GOP Is Repeating History.
More than a century later, another generation of Black lawmakers is battling a familiar enemy.ARI BERMAN, JUNE 2, 2021https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/jim-crow-killed-voting-rights-for-generations-now-the-gop-is-repeating-history
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WHAT DOES MANCHIN WANT?Can HR-1 Now Be Passed in Pieces?https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-06-15/democrats-are-pursuing-two-different-paths-on-voting-rights-why Can HR-4 Get Through?See Joel Segal’s Letter to Chair Nadler at Https://grassrootsep.org/petition-to-honorable-chairman-jerome-nadler-to-introduce-the-voting-rights-act-hr-4 WTF!!! How did AZ’s Ballots Get toMontana?https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-audit-montana-cabin-data-hijack-controversy_n_60cbfb25e4b02e04e28a983e DC DREAM MARCHprogram & permits in processGA MIRACLE Project UpdatesELECTION PROTECTION CRISIS IN NYGrassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #53___________________
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections
In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/19/us/politics/republican-states.html
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Why Democrats Should Take Manchin’s Voting Rights Deal
Meaghan Ellis Friday, June 18, 2021
https://www.nationalmemo.com/joe-manchin-voting-rights--2653425385
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Arizona Sham Auditors Transport Voting System Data To Secret Montana Hideout
By Mary Papenfuss 06/18/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-audit-montana-cabin-data-hijack-controversy_n_60cbfb25e4b02e04e28a983e
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Democrats want a voting rights overhaul. Why are they pursuing rival paths to get there?
By SASHA HUPKA, CHRIS MEGERIAN, JUNE 15, 2021 3 AM PT
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-06-15/democrats-are-pursuing-two-different-paths-on-voting-rights-why
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MONDAY June 14, 5pm est / 2pm pst__________________________ A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE JOHN LEWIS ACT Will the Biden/Garland DOJ Fight for Voter Rights?https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/politics/garland-justice-department-voting-laws.html-------------------------------------------IS THE AZ MADNESS OVER? What has it meant for Election Protection?-------------------------------------------- DC DREAM MARCHPermits in Process-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GA/MI MIRACLE ------------------------------------------
G.O.P. Bills Rattle Disabled Voters: ‘We Don’t Have a Voice Anymore’
Legislation across the country would restrict voting methods and accommodations that people with disabilities are disproportionately likely to rely onBy Maggie Astor, June 14, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/politics/disability-voting-rights.html___________________Ohio GOP leaders may have sole power to intervene in gerrymandering cases
June 14, 2021By Tyler Buchanan, Ohio Capital Journal
https://go.tiffinohio.net/2021/06/ohio-gop-leaders-may-have-sole-power-to-intervene-in-gerrymandering-cases
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March for DC STATEHOOD,GREEN JOBS & JUSTICE——————————————-GEORGIA MIRACLE——————————————-1/6 COMMISSION——————————————-FED CENSUS FAIL——————————————-VOTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS——————————————-IS AZ MADNESS DONE?———————————————-WILL SINEMA/MANCHIN CRACK?
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How Far Are Republicans Willing to Go? They’re Already Gone.
By Thomas B. Edsall, June 9, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/opinion/us-democracy-republicans.html
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Republican State Legislatures Are Winning Their War On American Democracy
2021 is on pace to be the worst year for U.S. voter suppression laws since 2011, and activists are worried that Democrats aren’t responding aggressively enough.By Travis Waldron 06/06/2021https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-voting-rights-democracy_n_60ba544ee4b04b216be68ce6
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Congress Needs to Defend Vote Counting, Not Just Vote Casting
NYT OPINION THE EDITORIAL BOARD June 4, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/voting-law-rights-congress.html
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Statement of Concern
The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards
STATEMENT June 1, 2021
https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/statements/statement-of-concern/
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-06-04/how-supreme-court-tilted-election-law-favor-gop
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Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #52
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There's Money to Be Made in the Democracy Destruction Business
By Charles Pierce, Esquire 24 May 21https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/69540-theres-money-to-be-made-in-the-democracy-destruction-business
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N.Y. Democrats push to change messy voting laws after GOP wins controversial upstate race
Republican Claudia Tenney won a congressional race by 109 votes — after hundreds of ballots were disqualifiedBy IGOR DERYSHPUBLISHED MAY 21, 2021https://www.salon.com/2021/05/21/ny-democrats-push-to-change-messy-voting-laws-after-gop-wins-controversial-upstate-race/
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New analysis reveals one key reason Trump lost Arizona — and deflates his claim of 'rigging'
Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute May 21, 2021https://www.rawstory.com/trump-lost-arizona/___________________
Monday May 17, 2021 GrassrootsEP Zoom
AUGUST 28-9 “DREAM” MARCH FOR
DC STATEHOOD, GREEN JOBS & JUSTICE
ANDREA MILLER, CHARLES MORELAND et. al.
A VOTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS?
MANCHIN BACKS HR-4
JOEL SEGAL
MORE AZ MADNESS
JOHN BRAKEY, RAY LUTZ, STEVE ROSENFELD
THE FIGHT TO SAVE PACIFICA
Jan Goodman
Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights BastionFor nearly 50 years, the state was subject to Voting Rights Act rules meant to deter racial discrimination. Those federal guidelines are now shredded, but Virginia just recreated them on its own.By Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti April 2, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/virginia-voting-rights-northam.html___________________2021 SPECIAL SESSION I Virginia HB 1890 Discrimination; prohibited in voting and elections administration, etc.
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1890
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In Arizona, G.O.P. senators defend their vote review but retract claims of deleted election data.
By Michael Wines May 18, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/us/arizona-election.html
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#EndorseThis: CNN Exposes Dark Money Outfit Boasting About Voter Suppression
https://www.nationalmemo.com/chris-cuomo-heritage-voter-suppression-
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Arizona Vote Review Is ‘Political Theater’ and ‘Sham,’ G.O.P. Leaders Say
Leaders in Maricopa County, Ariz., are hitting back at Donald J. Trump and fellow party members in the State Senate over a review of the county’s ballots.By Michael Wines Published May 17, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/arizona-audit-trump.html___________________
GOP Arizona County Chair Slams Twisted Republican Recount As ‘Dangerous’
And a county election official ripped Donald Trump as “unhinged” for parroting false complaints about the ballots.By Mary Papenfuss0 5/15/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-sellers-recount-arizona-maricopa-county-dangerous_n_60a06bb3e4b014bd0cac92d8
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Opinion | Michigan’s nonpartisan redistricting commission gets to work!
Nancy Wang May 10, 2021
https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-michigans-nonpartisan-redistricting-commission-gets-work
Arizona Senate considers expanding audit of Maricopa County ballots to all races
Robert Anglen and Ryan Randazzo Arizona Republic May 12, 2021
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2021/05/14/arizona-senate-considers-expanding-audit-maricopa-county-ballots-all-races/5100735001/
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-arizona-audit-2652998097
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‘A Perpetual Motion Machine’: How Disinformation Drives Voting Laws
After former President Donald J. Trump undermined public confidence in elections, Republican lawmakers are defending voting restrictions by citing a lack of public confidence.By Maggie Astor May 13, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/politics/disinformation-voting-laws.html
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Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country
“We did it quickly and we did it quietly,” said the executive director of Heritage Action.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/heritage-foundation-dark-money-voter-suppression-laws
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How Republicans Could Steal the 2024 Election
OPINION MICHELLE GOLDBERG May 13, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/opinion/cheney-2024-election.html
___________________ This Might Be the Year D.C. Becomes a State
Produced by ‘The Argument’ May 12, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/opinion/the-argument-dc-statehood.html
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May 10, 2021 GrassrootsEP Zoom
DC STATEHOOD LATEST CHARLES MORELAND et.al.
___________________Voting Rights Bill Advances Over Republican ObjectionsSenate Republicans remain universally opposed to the For the People Act despite agreements on some bipartisan amendments.
By Paul Blumenthal 05/11/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-the-people-act-senate-rules-committee-voting-rights_n_609b002ae4b063dccea2654c
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Controversial Arizona Recounters Won’t Pound On Voters’ Doors After DOJ Complaint
Interrogating residents about their votes “can have a significant intimidating effect on qualified voters,” warned a Justice Department official.Mary Papenfuss 05/08/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-recount-knocking-on-voters-doors_n_609720fbe4b0b37f8949efd0
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GOP Wants To Expand Arizona ‘Audit,’ But DOJ May Shut It Down
Steven RosenfeldMay 07 | 2021https://www.nationalmemo.com/arizona-audit-
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Grassroots Election Protection Zoom, May 3, 2021
LIVE REPORT:GERRYMANDERED NC, RECOUNT MADNESS IN AZ, DC STATEHOOD
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Judge Slaps Down Election Recount Firm Hired By Arizona GOP SenateCyber Ninjas was ordered to cough up its playbook for a 2020 election recount headed by a disciple of Donald Trump’s “Stop The Steal” lie.
By Mary Papenfuss 04/30/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cyber-ninjas-arizona-recount-2020-election_n_608b8120e4b05af50dc1a226___________________‘Radicalized’ GOP And ‘Twisted People’ On Fox News Called Out In Damning New Ad“Reject these poisonous voices,” urges the new spot from progressive PAC MeidasTouch.By Lee Moran05/01/2021
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cyber-ninjas-arizona-recount-2020-election_n_608b8120e4b05af50dc1a226___________________
How to Stop Republicans from Stealing Elections
by Robert Reich | April 28, 2021
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/robert-reich/96387/how-to-stop-republicans-from-stealing-elections
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Half a Year After Trump’s Defeat, Arizona Republicans Are Recounting the Vote
By Michael Wines April 25, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/Election-audit-Arizona-Republicans.html
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Republicans Aren’t Done Messing With Elections
By Richard L. Hasen April 23, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/opinion/republicans-voting-us-elections.html
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Arizona Republicans to begin auditing 2020 ballots in effort to undermine election results
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/22/arizona-republicans-begin-audit-2020-election-ballots
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Gentle Steering of the Ship’: How Keith Ellison Led the Prosecution of Chauvin
Years before he won a murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, Mr. Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, was a young civil rights lawyer taking on police misconduct.By Tim ArangoApril 21, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/keith-ellison-chauvin-trial.html
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Disability Rights Advocates Pressing Senate for an Internet Voting Option
Steven Rosenfeld Independent Media Institute, APRIL 14, 2021
https://www.laprogressive.com/disability-rights-advocates
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From the makers of Serial: The Improvement Association. In this five-part audio series, join the reporter Zoe Chace as she travels to Bladen County, N.C., to investigate the power of election fraud allegations — even when they’re not substantiated.
Zoe Chace Updated April 13, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/podcasts/election-fraud-improvement-association.html
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Blowout in Bessemer: A Postmortem on the Amazon Campaign
The warning signs of defeat were everywhere. By Jane McAlevey APRIL 9, 2021
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/bessemer-alabama-amazon-union
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@kevin626 Replying to @thehill
Maybe he (Sen. Joe Manchin) knows the 10th amendment but apparently he doesn't know Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the constitution. The federal government clearly has the right to regulate elections
The Constitution (1:4:1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing (sic) Senators.”
https://twitter.com/kevin626/status/1380555034602115080
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If It’s Not Jim Crow, What Is It?
Georgia’s new voting law has to be understood in its own peculiar historical context.
By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist April 6, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/opinion/georgia-voting-law.html
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Dominion: Will One Canadian Company Bring Down Trump's Empire of Disinformation?
https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/68679-dominion-will-one-canadian-company-bring-down-trumps-empire-of-disinformation
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Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion
For nearly 50 years, the state was subject to Voting Rights Act rules meant to deter racial discrimination. Those federal guidelines are now shredded, but Virginia just recreated them on its own.By Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti April 2, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/virginia-voting-rights-northam.html
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What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers. By Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein April 2, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/georgia-voting-law-annotated.html___________________Georgia’s New Voting Law Is Rife With Hidden Horrors
By Greg Palast, Truthout April 1, 2021
https://truthout.org/articles/georgias-new-voting-law-is-rife-with-hidden-horrors
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Delta and Coca-Cola Blast Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Law as Public Corporate Opposition Grows
BY ELLIOT HANNON APRIL 01, 2021
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/coke-delta-corporate-pressure-georgia-voting-law-mlb-all-star-game.html
It’s Time to Reframe Voting Rights in the Courts
March 23, 2021 By Marc Elias
https://www.democracydocket.com/2021/03/reframing-voting-rights-in-the-courts
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GrassRootsEP Zoom March 22, 2021 SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY!
Gloria Tinubu, James Fakuda, Ray McClendon, Joel Segal
___________________In Georgia, Republicans Take Aim at Role of Black Churches in ElectionsNew proposals by the G.O.P.-controlled Legislature have targeted Sunday voting, part of a raft of measures that could reduce the impact of Black voters in the state.
By Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg Published March 6, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/us/politics/churches-black-voters-georgia.html
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The High Cost of Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Bills
Racist policies are bad for business, as the state’s own history can attest.
By Jelani Cobb, March 21, 2021
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/the-high-cost-of-georgias-restrictive-voting-bills
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Michigan County Votes to Hand-Count Ballots in Upcoming Primary, Eschewing Machines
BY ZACHARY STIEBER March 21, 2021
https://www.theepochtimes.com/michigan-county-votes-to-hand-count-ballots-in-upcoming-primary-eschewing-machines_3742677.html
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On the Green Party’s Opposition to HR1
Lessig Mar 10, 2021
https://medium.lessig.org/on-the-green-partys-opposition-to-hr1-c121bad07ff6
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Georgia GOP Jams 91 New Pages Into Voter Suppression Bill an Hour Before Meeting
Sharon Zhang, Truthout March 18, 2021
https://truthout.org/articles/georgia-gop-jams-91-new-pages-into-voter-suppression-bill-an-hour-before-meeting
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People Should Be Able To Vote-- 2 Approaches
Howie Klein March 17, 2021
https://www.downwithtyranny.com/post/people-should-be-able-to-vote-2-approaches
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING SYSTEMS
MARCH 8, 2021 | JENNIFER COHN
https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/08/election-assistance-commission-investigates-ess-voting-systems
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For Voting Rights Advocates, a ‘Once in a Generation Moment’ Looms
By Nicholas Fandos and Michael Wines March 15, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/us/voting-rights-advocates-filibuster.html
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More on H.R.1/S.1: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
BY HOWIE HAWKINSMARCH 12, 2021
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/12/more-on-h-r-1-s-1-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
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Forget Dr. Seuss And Cancel Culture – The Real GOP Agenda Is Rolling Back Voting
From coast to coast, the party is engaged in the “second great disenfranchisement in American history,” says one voting law expert.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-voting-restrictions_n_604a76dcc5b6cf72d094e37e
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Voter Suppression: Jim Crow Revisited
by Robert C. Koehler MARCH 10, 2021
https://freepress.org/article/voter-suppression-jim-crow-revisited
LaTosha Brown March 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/mslatoshabrown/status/1367508885079228421
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House passes landmark election bill as parties war over voting rights
By DAVID LAUTERSENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT MARCH 3, 2021 8:13 PM PT https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-03-03/battle-over-voting-rights-intensifies
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Why the Georgia G.O.P.’s Voting Rollbacks Would Hit Black People Hard
By Richard Fausset, Nick Corasaniti and Mark Leibovich March 3, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/us/politics/georgia-voting-laws.html___________________
"Most Secure Election in American History."
Ok. What Does That Mean? What Should We Do Now?
Steve Schneider March 1
https://steveschneider.substack.com/p/most-secure-election-in-american
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Will the Supreme Court Gut the Voting Rights Act?
By Leah Litman and Jay Willis March 2, 2021Ms. Litman, a law professor, and Mr. Willis, a journalist and former lawyer, have written extensively about the federal courts, civil rights and voting rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/opinion/voting-rights-act-supreme-court.html
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Our Fundamental Right to Vote Is Under Attack
In state after state, Republicans want to suppress voting because they know they are a minority party. It took decades to overcome the Jim Crow laws imposed at the end of Reconstruction. We can’t wait decades this time.
https://portside.org/2021-02-25/our-fundamental-right-vote-under-attack
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The battle over voting restrictions is playing out nationwide. Arizona Republicans are leading the way
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-26/arizona-voting-restriction-bills___________________
Florida is a model for voting. The GOP wants to overhaul the system anyway
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI AND BOBBY CAINA CALVAN ASSOCIATED PRESSPUBLISHED FEB. 19, 2021 UPDATED FEB. 20, 2021 10:54 AM PT
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-20/florida-is-a-model-for-voting-the-gop-wants-change-anyway
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‘5-Alarm Fire’: Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights
No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists say the GOP is waging a “full-scale assault on democratic norms.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-republicans-voting-rights-attack_n_602d5ad0c5b66da5db9e903d___________________
For information purposes,
Coalition Letter: Conservatives Oppose H.R. 1, The Ultimate Fantasy Of The LeftCarrie Lukas & Jennifer C. Braceras | Conservative Action Project | February 10, 2021https://www.iwf.org/2021/02/10/coalition-letter-conservatives-oppose-h-r-1-the-ultimate-fantasy-of-the-left
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‘Intimidation tactic’: Georgia officials investigate groups that mobilized black voters
Stacey Abrams’ New Georgia Project accused of not handing documents in on time in Republicans’ latest targeting of the group
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/12/georgia-voting-rights-stacey-abrams
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Florida sued for violating the 19th Amendment with voter suppression law
Ko Bragg, The 19Th February 13, 2021
https://www.rawstory.com/florida-lawsuit-al
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It may take 10 years. Do it anyway.
By Stacey Abrams and Lauren Groh-Wargo Feb. 11, 2021
Ms. Abrams was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in 2018. Ms. Groh-Wargo was her campaign manager. They opened Fair Fight Action in late 2018.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/opinion/stacey-abrams-georgia-election.html
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Trump fans ignite post-election turmoil in Arizona -- exposing an important fact about our voting system
Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute
https://www.rawstory.com/voting-system
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The Empire Strikes Back (Part One): The Largest Voter Suppression Campaign in US History Is Underway
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 08 February 21
The Republican Party’s post 2020 state-by-state assault on voting rights has begun with the demand that all mailed-in paper ballots include photo ID. https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/67708-rsn-the-empire-strikes-back-part-one-the-largest-voter-suppression-campaign-in-us-history-is-underway
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After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/07/964598941/after-record-2020-turnout-state-republicans-weigh-making-it-harder-to-vote
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Grassroots Election Protection Zoom Feb. 1, 2021 #38
Lousy Machines Decertified Lulu Friesdat, Howie Hawkins, Julie WienerNational EP Summit Coming February 25 Ray McClendon, Christian Nunes, Joel SegalPaper Ballots by Mail…Yes or No? Dr. Lora ChamberlainMore From Minnesota Hedy TrippBonus video: Lila Garrett Sings! Let’s Make the World a Better Place
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H.R.1: Ambitious Democratic Measure Tackles Vote Suppression, Enhances Election Security
Landmark bill would enact long-overdue voting reforms, but needs at least one key rewrite to close a loophole regarding hand-marked paper ballots...
By ERNEST A. CANNING on 2/5/2021
https://bradblog.com/?p=13712
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Big equipment maker threatens critics as doubts mount about electronic voting
Alison Greene, DC Report @ Raw Story January 27, 2021
https://www.rawstory.com/electronic-voting-2020
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Voting Laws Roundup 2021
Brennan Center for Justice January 26, 2021
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-2021
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Op-Ed: Why the Capitol riot could speed up D.C.'s path to statehood
By IAN AYRES JAN. 25, 2021
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Karl Rove Signals GOP Donors Should Support Roll Back of Absentee and Early Voting
By Steven Rosenfeld Jan. 24, 2021
https://votingbooth.media/karl-rove-signals-gop-donors-should-support-rewrite-of-absentee-and-early-voting-laws
By Steven Rosenfeld Jan. 24, 2021
https://votingbooth.media/reformers-seek-sweeping-changes-to-fortify-american-democracy
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Georgia PSC candidate says race may have been left off some ballots
By Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-psc-candidate-says-race-may-have-been-left-off-some-ballots/AHUOVJK3TRGS7NPPYUNJVSTZDU/
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Daniel For Georgia Ballot DiscrepanciesPlease fill out this form if you did NOT see Daniel Blackman or the PSC race on your January Runoff Ballothttps://airtable.com/shruAcuxAfCJ2n8jo
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A machine to vote against: New York is poised to approve a voting system that fails the test
By DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ,JAN 14, 2021
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-voting-machines-20210114-bxfcm6zj2vednayet7m66x6krm-story.html
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January 18, 2021 Grass Roots Emergency Election Protection Zoom
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Hey MAGA Marchers: Where Was Coward Trump as You Died?
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman JANUARY 14, 2021
https://freepress.org/article/hey-maga-marchers-where-was-coward-trump-you-died
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Our "Schmuck" Godfather Threatens Us All
Harvey Wasserman JANUARY 5, 2021
https://freepress.org/article/our-schmuck-godfather-threatens-us-all
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Who Will Protect Georgia's Vote Count?
By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 31 December 20
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/67035-rsn-who-will-protect-georgias-vote-count
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December 28, 2020 Grass Roots Election Protection Zoom #33
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The 2020 election wasn't 'stolen.' Here are all the facts that prove it.
Jon Ward and Andrew Romano November 12, 2020
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-here-are-all-the-facts-that-prove-it-184623754.html
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Civil Rights Groups Fight Back Against Georgia’s Voter Purges
BY Marjorie Cohn, Truthout December 29, 2020
https://truthout.org/articles/civil-rights-groups-fight-back-against-georgias-voter-purges___________________
Georgia secretary of state reverses positions, now demands the end of no-excuse mail-in voting
Hunter Daily Kos Staff Wednesday December 23, 2020
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/12/23/2003777/-Georgia-Secretary-of-State-reverses-positions-now-demands-the-end-of-no-excuse-mail-in-voting
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Dominion Voting Systems worker sues Trump campaign, conservative media outlets
By ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC. 23, 2020
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-23/dominion-worker-sues-trump-campaign-conservative-media/___________________
How organizers of color are changing the political landscape in Georgia
By NANI SAHRA WALKERVIDEO JOURNALIST DEC. 22, 2020
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Palast, Black Voters Matter and Voting Rights Lawyers File New Lawsuit in Georgia
by Zach D. RobertsDecember 19, 2020https://www.gregpalast.com/palast-black-voters-matter-and-voting-rights-lawyers-file-new-suit-in-georgia___________________
As Trump pushes baseless fraud claims, Republicans pledge tougher voting rules
Joseph Tanfani and Simon Lewis Mon, December 21, 2020
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-pushes-baseless-fraud-claims-120831079.html
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The ‘Red Slime’ Lawsuit That Could Sink Right-Wing Media
Voting machine companies threaten “highly dangerous” cases against Fox, Newsmax and OAN, says Floyd Abrams.
By Ben Smith Dec. 20, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/business/media/smartmatic-lawsuit-fox-news-newsmax-oan.html
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BUSTED? Why the numbers behind Mitch McConnell's re-election don't add up
December 18, 2020 Alison Greene, DC Report @Raw Storyhttps://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/why-the-numbers-behind-mitch-mcconnells-re-election-dont-add-up
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Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-14/early-in-person-voting-begins-in-georgia-senate-runoffs
___________________Decades of Inequality Shadow Voter Turnout in Rural Georgia
A small-town voter drive reveals why only trusted family, friends and local leaders can boost turnout in the Senate runoffs.
BY STEVEN ROSENFELD | DECEMBER 15, 2020
https://billmoyers.com/story/decades-of-inequality-shadow-voter-turnout-in-rural-georgia
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Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress, Testing PenceSome House Republicans plan to try to use Congress’s tallying of electoral results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump. The attempt will put Republicans in a pinch.By Nicholas Fandos and Michael S. Schmidt Dec. 13, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/us/politics/trump-allies-election-overturn-congress-pence.html
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Paper Ballots Played a Key Role in Defending the Integrity of the 2020 Election
By Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman, December 13, 2020 Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/paper-ballots-played-a-key-role-in-defending-the-integrity-of-the-2020-election
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Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight return to battle to flip two U.S. Senate seats
Marquise Francis Fri, December 11, 2020
https://www.yahoo.com/news/stacey-abrams-and-fair-fight-return-to-battle-in-georgia-to-flip-two-us-senate-seats-225223824.html
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Activists Fight Voter Suppression in Georgia Runoffs
December 9, 2020 Terrell Jermaine Starr
Groups go to court to reverse wrongful purge of 200,000 voters that could have significant impact on the election's outcome.
https://portside.org/2020-12-09/activists-fight-voter-suppression-georgia-runoffs
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Exit Polls Versus Reported Vote CountsBy Theodore de Macedo Soares
Table and article to be updated as the vote count progresses. Updated November 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM EST. Table updated November 7, 2020 at 12:15 PM EST. Presidency called for Biden around 11:30 AM EST on November 7, 2020.
https://tdmsresearch.com/2020/11/04/2020-presidential-election-table/
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Trump Got Dumped by Paper Ballots, Millennials ... and "Socialism"
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 30 November 2020
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/66502-rsn-trump-gotdumped-by-paper-ballots-millennials--and-qsocialismq
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Wisconsin Recount Demanded By Trump Boosts Joe Biden’s Margin Of Victory
By Mary Papenfuss 11/28/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-victory-margin-trump-recount-wisconsintrump_n_5fc1ce05c5b63d1b770c3779
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By Elise Viebeck, November 28, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pennsylvania-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-mail-ballots-with-prejudice-in-another-defeat-for-trump/2020/11/28/d1d50ef4-31d2-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html
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Chicago's Trial of the Century and Its Many Heroes, Cinematic and Real
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 23 November 20
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/66379-rsn-chicagos-trial-of-the-century-and-its-many-heroes-cinematic-and-real
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Georgia Audit Compromised by ARLO SoftwareSOS to Tell Counties Their Audit Garland FavoritoNovember 19, 2020Results
https://voterga.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/press-release-ga-audit-compromised-by-arlo-sos-tells-counties-results.pdf
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Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue
By Nate Cohn, Matthew Conlen and Charlie Smart Nov. 17, 2020https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/17/upshot/georgia-precinct-shift-suburbs.html___________________
Secret Ballot Counts Jeopardize Our Democracy
BY TIM DUFF POSTED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2020
https://www.laprogressive.com/computer-voting-machine-companies
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Republicans on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers only wanted to certify votes from the white suburbs of mostly Black Detroit, but reversed under pressure.
By Paul Blumenthal 11/17/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michigan-republicans-detroit-wayne-county_n_5fb4812cc5b695be82fe1b4d___________________
Board in key Michigan county fails, then agrees, to certify vote totals by deadline
By Kayla Ruble and Tom Hamburger November 17, 2020
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/16/western_sahara_jacob_mundy
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Peace and Social Justice
Chris N interviews Harvey Wasserman November 6, 2020 12pm
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Supreme Court rules electoral college representatives must honor choice of state’s voters
By DAVID G. SAVAGE JULY 6, 2020
http://latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-06/supreme-court-electoral-college-states-voters
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How Indigenous voters swung the 2020 electionIn Arizona and Wisconsin, Native turnout — which often leans liberal — made the difference in Biden’s slim but winning margin.
Anna V. Smith Nov. 6, 2020
https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-how-indigenous-voters-swung-the-2020-election
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS NOV. 13, 2020
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-11-13/top-officials-say-nov-3-election-most-secure-us-history
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A Quick Look at Unreturned Mail-in Ballot Numbers In Six Swing States: Details for Michigan & Pennsylvania
Written by Leonard Wednesday, 28 October 2020
https://readersupportednews.org/pm-section/78-78/65926-a-quick-look-at-unreturned-mail-in-ballot-numbers-in-six-swing-states-details-for-michigan-a-pennsylvania___________________
Georgia: Ossoff / Purdue race was a straight up steal Greg Palast Nov. 13, 2020
https://soundcloud.com/user-835943867/georgia-ossoff-purdue-race-was-a-straight-up-steal___________________
November 5, 2020 Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom
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USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votesBy Christopher Ingraham and Jacob Bogage The Washington Post Nov. 5, 2020 at 3:18 pm Updated Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:05 pm https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/usps-processed-150000-ballots-after-election-day-jeopardizing-thousands-of-votes
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Exit Polls Versus Reported Vote Counts
By Theodore de Macedo Soares
Table and article to be updated as the vote count progresses. Updated November 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM.
https://tdmsresearch.com/2020/11/04/2020-presidential-election-table
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Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden
BY Harvey Wasserman, Truthout November 5, 2020
https://truthout.org/articles/postmaster-general-dejoy-defies-federal-judge-as-mail-in-ballots-surge-for-biden
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Michigan's election has more than 77,000 spoiled ballots. Here's what that means.
Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press,USA TODAY•November 3, 2020https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigans-election-more-77-000-234451942.html
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Sign This Petition to Demand that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the US Postal Service Find and Deliver Every Ballot, So We Can Count Every Vote!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/find-deliver-and-count-every-vote?source=direct_link
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Trump's Rallies Are Scientifically Proven Murder and Mayhem
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 04 November 2020
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/66047-trumps-rallies-are-scientifically-proven-murder-and-mayhem
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Georgia Is a Political Battleground. The Falcons Want More Voters.
Amid a player push for social justice initiatives in the N.F.L., members of the Atlanta Falcons are working with local high school students to support voter participation on Election Day. By Ken Belson Nov. 3, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/sports/georgia-voting-atlanta-falcons.html
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November 2, 2020 Emergency Election Protection Zoom
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Grassroots Election Protection Prevent the Coup Press Conference Nov. 2, 2020
___________________National Grassroots Election Protection Coalition for BuzzFlash: Trump May Lose Election, Overturn Results: Experts, Elected Officials Warn of Supreme Court-Led Coup. Fight Back!
By National Grassroots Election Protection Coalition November 2, 2020
https://buzzflash.com/articles/trump-may-lose-election-overturn-results-experts-elected-officials-warn-of-supreme-court-led-coup
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When Will We Know The 2020 Election Results?
Here Are The States To WatchThe 2020 election is like no other, but it’s still possible a winner will be known on election night. Or not.
By Paul Blumenthal 11/01/2020https://www.huffpost.com/entry/electoral-college-vote-counting-presidential-election_n_5f9c26ecc5b6df1b74609c8e
___________________More than 1 million people could lose their vote on Nov. 3. That’s the best-case scenarioRejected ballots in the 2020 election battle between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden could become the post-election focus.
Pat Beall, USA TODAY; Catharina Felke, Jackie Hajdenberg, Elizabeth Mulvey and Aseem Shukla, Columbia Journalism Investigations
Oct. 12, 2020
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/08/rejected-mail-ballots-projected-major-factor-2020-election/3576714001/
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VOPP Table 16: When Absentee/Mail Ballot Processing and Counting Can Begin
This resource is intended to reflect permanent state law. Many states have made changes to election policies that will only be in effect for the 2020 election. Please see Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election for more information.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx
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Mark Joseph Stern of Slate:
“Texas Republicans have asked a federal judge to throw out 100,000 ballots in Harris County cast through curbside voting. They drew Judge Andrew Hanen, one of the most notoriously partisan Republican judges in the entire federal judiciary. This is alarming.”
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20401146/sd-tex-20-cv-03709.pdf
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‘Tsunamis of Misinformation’ Overwhelm Local Election Officials
From Philadelphia to Sonoma County, Calif., election officials said they were working marathon hours to fight a flood of falsehoods.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/technology/misinformation-local-election-officials.htm
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Texas Republicans Ask State’s Supreme Court To Throw Out 100,000 Cast Ballots With days before the election, Texas Republicans hope to invalidate 100,000 votes cast in Harris County.
By Sebastian Murdock 10/31/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-republicans-ask-judge-to-throw-out-100000-cast-ballots_n_5f9db73dc5b658b27c3afc9a
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20401146/sd-tex-20-cv-03709.pdf
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Trump’s Attacks on Mail-In Voting in Las Vegas Could End Up at the Supreme Court
by Harvey Wasserman, Truthout October 30, 2020
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attacks-on-mail-in-voting-in-las-vegas-could-end-up-at-the-supreme-court/
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With Rigged Scanners, Trump Can Steal Florida—-and the Nation
Harvey Wasserman October 29, 2020 Americas, Elections
https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/with-rigged-scanners-trump-can-steal-florida-and-the-nation
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Toward Freedom Editor October 28, 2020
Voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin brave rain and Covid-19 to cast their ballots in early voting Photo credit: Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/final-u-s-election-warnings-dont-get-scrubbed-from-the-voter-rolls/
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Amy Barrett Lights Trump’s Election Theft Fire
by Harvey Wasserman Oct. 30, 2020
https://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2020/10/amy-barrett-lights-trumps-election.html
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Trump Has Lit the Final Fuse on His November 3 Coup: Supreme Court to Heist the Popular Vote
By Harvey Wasserman. October 26, 2020
https://buzzflash.com/articles/trump-has-lit-the-final-fuse-on-his-november-3-coup-for-supreme-court-to-heist-the-popular-vote
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A Deeper Look Ep01: Is America Great Again?
OCTOBER 28, 2020 BY EGBERTO
"A Deeper Look interviews radio host, author, & professor Harvey Wasserman about Trump, the election, voting, and more."
https://politicsdoneright.com/2020/10/a-deeper-look-ep01-is-america-great-again/
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What are the rules around poll watching?
The Associated Press October 23, 2020
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-ap-top-news-elections-united-states-1ffc3216dd9c751031bcf83cf17c518f
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Student Voting Surges Despite Efforts to Suppress It
“The thing that’s hard is, everybody’s like, ‘No I can’t vote today because I don’t have my ID with me,’ and you have to explain they don’t need that,” said Kate Fellman, executive director of You Can Vote, a nonpartisan group in North Carolina."
By Dan Levin Oct. 29, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/us/student-voting-surge.html
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‘No Pandemic Exception’: Federal Court Says Minnesota Must Separate Out Later Ballots
"Better to put those voters on notice now while they still have at least some time to adjust,” the panel wrote.
By Nick Visser10/29/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-late-ballots-extension-ruling_n_5f9b6bd8c5b6f4683cecda11
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Here's what the Supreme Court's threat to mail-in ballots really means
Steven Rosenfeld October 29, 2020
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/heres-what-the-supreme-courts-threat-to
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Brett Kavanaugh Lays Out a Plan to Help Trump Steal the Election
ARI BERMAN OCTOBER 27, 2020
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/10/brett-kavanaugh-lays-out-a-plan-to-help-trump-steal-the-election/
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Women Lead Nationwide Strike in Poland Over Abortion Law
The leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused demonstrators of seeking the destruction of the nation and appealed to supporters to “defend Poland.”https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/world/europe/poland-women-abortion-strike.html___________________
Trump Has Lit the Final Fuse on His November 3 Coup: Supreme Court to Heist the Popular Vote
By Harvey Wasserman October 26, 2020
https://buzzflash.com/articles/trump-has-lit-the-final-fuse-on-his-november-3-coup-for-supreme-court-to-heist-the-popular-vote
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Early Data Shows Mail-In Ballots Are Moving Quickly Through Post Office
By Molly Redden 10/27/2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/us/politics/how-prepared-are-these-7-battlegrounds-for-the-election-a-readiness-report.html
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Ten ThingsYou need to know to stop the coop
https://www.fieldteam6.org/protecttheresultsvideo
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By Molly Redden 10/27/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/postal-service-mail-in-ballot-delivery-data_n_5f987addc5b6e61eb276d51a___________________
Many college students hoped to vote in swing states. Then the COVID-19 pandemic sent them home
By KURTIS LEE OCT. 27, 2020
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-27/la-na-college-campuses-coronavirus-election
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GOP LAWSUIT IN NEVADA IS A SECOND ATTACK ON STATE’S EXPANDED MAIL-IN VOTING
The state has made voting more accessible overall, but casting a ballot remains difficult for many in tribal communities.
October 27, 2020 Susan Ferriss Senior Reporter
https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/us-polling-places/nevada-expanded-mail-in-voting
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North Carolina Republicans try to block mail ballot deadline extension proposal
Lewis Kendall Mon 26 Oct 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/north-carolina-republicans-mail-in-ballots-deadline-extension
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What kind of hell are we in with mail-in ballots getting thrown out in NC?
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Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database
By FRANK BAJAK October 23, 2020
___________________Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom October 26, 2020Special Guest: Chase Iron Eyes
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Report: Trump Campaign Actively Discussing Radical Measures To Bypass Election Results
Tommy Beer Updated Sep 23, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/23/report-trump-campaign-actively-discussing-radical-measures-to-bypass-election-results/#6b2dc2b04800
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Grassroots Election Protection Presents:
With Special Guests, a must see!
Third Parties in 2020 Elections Zoom Oct 24, 2020
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National Task Force On Election Crisis
The mission of protecting a free and fair 2020 election transcends party and ideology.
https://www.electiontaskforce.org/
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Ten things you need to know to stop a coup (video)
https://www.fieldteam6.org/protecttheresultsvideo
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‘There is a voter-suppression wing’: An ugly American tradition clouds the 2020 presidential race
By JAMES RAINEY OCT. 24, 2020
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-24/voter-suppression-clo…
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Getting Out of Tight Corners
Jane McAlevey October 19, 2020
This article is part of the Review’s series on the 2020 US elections.
"Anyone who thinks civil unrest isn’t coming on November 3 isn’t paying attention."
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/10/19/getting-out-of-tight-corners/
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10-23-20 Emergency Election Protection Zoom
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VOPP Table 16: When Absentee/Mail Ballot Processing and Counting Can Begin
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx
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Citing Pattern of “Violently Suppressing Opposition, Sabotaging a Free and Fair Election, and Rejecting a Peaceful Transfer of Power,” Voting Rights Group Sues President Trump and Top Administration Officials For Voter Intimidation
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Opinion, MAIL BALLOTS ARE ALREADY BEING REJECTED. GUESS WHOSE.
Part of a visual series from Opinion on how the election could go wrong.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/22/opinion/biden-mail-ballots-rejection.html
LeBron James and a Multimillion-Dollar Push for More Poll Workers
More Than a Vote, a group of athletes headlined by LeBron James, is launching a campaign to address poll worker shortages and the need to keep polling stations open in Black electoral districts.By Astead W. Herndon, Aug. 24, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/us/politics/lebron-james-poll-workers.html
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Still another chilling moment for democracy in Florida
By Al Neal, October 20, 2020
http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/31085
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Steve Bannon's Back: Ex-Adviser Says Trump Plans to Claim Victory Early
Bannon claims Trump’s declaration will be based on votes at Election Day polls
by Steven Rosenfeld OCTOBER 20, 2020
https://freepress.org/article/steve-bannons-back-ex-adviser-says-trump-plans-claim-victory-early
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U.S. Postal Service Benches Its Police Officers Before Election
Top USPS brass ends agency patrols that protected mail, letter carriers (Free Press editors note: and ballots)
By Rebecca Smith Oct. 16, 2020
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-postal-service-benches-its-police-officers-before-election-11602862096
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How Native Americans' Right to Vote Has Been Systematically Violated for Generations
By Nina Lakhani, Guardian UK 17 October 20
https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/65716-how-native-americans-right-to-vote-has-been-systematically-violated-for-generations
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To Stop an Electoral Coup, Study What Went Wrong in the 2000 Florida Recount
By Jane McAlevey, Jacobin, 16 October 2020
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/65699-to-stop-an-electoral-coup-study-what-went-wrong-in-the-2000-florida-recount
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New Alarming Poll: On Election Night, Majority of Republican Voters Will Trust GOP-Controlled Legislatures to Choose Electors Over Voters
By The Countdown October 16, 2020
https://buzzflash.com/articles/new-poll-on-election-night-republican-voters-will-trust-gop-controlled-legislatures
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In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/ohio-mail-ballots-trump.html
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From a FB post!
"Just finished Poll Manager training! I passed all the classes. I want you all to know something..
UPDATE: Ballots may have a box that CAN be written in by Staff.
If you are checking in at the polls
and they happen to write anything on your ballot before they give it to you
to put in the voting machine...a letter, a checkmark, a star, an R or a D any writing of any kind...
please request a new ballot.
Your ballot could be disqualified if it is written on. Please be on the lookout for this type of behavior." .....
PLEASE BE AWARE OF ANY SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR SUCH AS THIS AT THE POLLS ......
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As Trump Descends Into Dictatorial Madness, He Escalates the Fascist TerrorBy Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 12 October 20https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/65633-rsn-as-trump-descends-into-dictatorial-madness-he-escalates-the-fascist-terror
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Virginia Online Registration Portal Left Unworkable—Just Hours Before Deadline—After Cable 'Accidentally Cut'
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Briefing:How to Protect the Vote - Election Software Project progress reportWednesday Oct. 14 at 7 pm CDT 8pm EDT During the meeting, you’ll meet activists, technologists and lawyers from the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism (CICJ) who are assembling robust election protection teams capable of taking immediate action if significant irregularities are detected in any of the battleground states. https://mailchi.mp/freepress/how-to-protect-the-vote-election-software-project-webinar
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October 12, 2020 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom
Ballotpalooza: Oct 14, 6:30pm-8pm
The Ballotpalooza video streaming link, watch guide, and host guide are available below.
https://ballotpalooza.org/nc/
https://grassrootsep.org/ballotpalooza/
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Support democracy. Become a poll worker
by Democracy Labs (www.thedemlabs.org)
Next to casting a ballot yourself, serving as a poll worker is the most important thing you can do to help our democracy thrive. DISCLAIMER: This app collects and shares information as a public service. A best effort is made to ensure accuracy but the information is provided to you “AS IS”. Please refer to official sources for the latest details. https://thedemlabs.org/privacy-policy.
https://pollworker.glideapp.io/
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By Ja’han Jones 10/12/2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-election-officials-denounce-state-gops-fake-ballot-collection-boxes_n_5f8496f4c5b6e6d033a614e3
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‘Haven’t seen this in any other country’: Video of huge line of Georgia voters waiting to cast ballots goes viral
October 12, 2020 By David Badash
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/havent-seen-this-in-any-other-country-video-of-huge-line-of-georgia-voters-waiting-to-cast-ballots-goes-viral/
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Support democracy. Become a poll worker
by Democracy Labs (www.thedemlabs.org)Next to casting a ballot yourself, serving as a poll worker is the most important thing you can do to help our democracy thrive. DISCLAIMER: This app collects and shares information as a public service. A best effort is made to ensure accuracy but the information is provided to you “AS IS”. Please refer to official sources for the latest details. https://thedemlabs.org/privacy-policy.
https://pollworker.glideapp.io/
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Big turnout as early in-person voting starts in Georgia
By KATE BRUMBACK and SUDHIN THANAWALA 10/12/2020
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-nba-georgia-elections-atlanta-f7343836272098fec2ed67a8ef780003
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How Could Voter Suppression Affect the Presidential Election? Look at Georgia
By Kassie Bracken and Alexandra Eaton Sept. 27, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/elections/voting-rights-georgia.html
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ALEX PADILLA | SECRETARY OF STATE | STATE OF CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS DIVISION
Memorandum # 20240 TO: All County Clerks/Registrars of Voters
FROM: Jana M. Lean Chief, Elections Division
RE: General Election: Unauthorized Ballot Drop Boxes This memorandum will serve as a clarification of state law regarding the provision of unauthorized, non-official vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes. In short, providing unauthorized, non-official vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes is prohibited by state law. Summary Our office has been made aware of unauthorized, non-official ballot drop boxes being used or having been proposed to be used at local political party offices, candidate headquarters, and churches throughout the state. Examples provided..
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/pdf/2020/october/20240jl.pdf
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Trump’s Helter Skelter
ALEX HINTON Oct 9, 2020
"Given Donald Trump's repeated flirtation with right-wing extremist rhetoric and violence, and his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, next month's election could trigger atrocities. If Trump loses, Americans should be prepared for the worst."
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-election-violence-right-wing-atrocities-genocide-by-alex-hinton-2020-10
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By Joshua Partlow, Oct. 9, 2020https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/private-security-minnesota-election/2020/10/09/89766964-0987-11eb-991c-be6ead8c4018_story.html
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Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far
In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds. By Reid J. Epstein, Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul Oct. 10, 2020 The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/early-voting-swing-states.html
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Judge throws out Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania lawsuit
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Inside the Trump Campaign’s Strategy to Make Voting a Tooth-and-Nail FightThe campaign’s focus on Election Day operations has intensified, with aggressive plans for poll monitoring and other tactics that Democrats say are efforts at vote suppression. By Danny Hakim and Stephanie Saul Oct. 9, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/us/politics/trump-campaign-poll-watch.html
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Bid-Rigging for County Election Machinery?By Jackson Baker October 08, 2020
https://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2020/10/08/bid-rigging-for-county-election-machinery
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Columbus Free Press Harvey Wasserman, Senior Editor, Columbus Free Press, Comments at the New York Times
"This is an absolute RED ALERT moment for our nation and our species... The world's leaders---especially those with nuclear weapons---must be immediately notified."
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I Help Oversee All-Mail Elections In A County Of Millions. Trump Is Wrong — It’s Safe.“I chair the council for King County, Washington — an area larger than 14 states — and we have been voting exclusively by mail since 2009 with virtually zero problems.”Claudia Balducc
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/king-county-vote-by-mail_n_5f7cb90bc5b60c6bcc634256
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Vote To Live, a 501c3 campaign created by The Collective, will take a two-pronged approach to engaging Black voters this election
https://votetolive.org/
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Voting Advocates Call on Officials to Do More to Stop Voter Intimidation and Election Violence
BY STEVEN ROSENFELD | OCTOBER 8, 2020
https://billmoyers.com/story/voting-advocates-call-on-officials-to-do-more-to-stop-voter-intimidation-and-election-violence/
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Women Rising Radio 39: Election Protection Advocates | Women Rising Radio Project
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10-05-20 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #20
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by Asha Rangappa and David Shimer September 18, 2020
https://www.justsecurity.org/72491/prepare-for-the-worst-and-fight-for-the-best-a-citizens-guide-to-2020-electoral-interference/
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My glorious AF wife Kathryn helped with my latest campaign video. Whatever the polls say we have to stay calm and resolute in this fight, giving whatever time, money and power we can. Get active to get out the vote TODAY. https://t.co/JMq7rJIXuE #GOTV #createtheoutcome #VOTE pic.twitter.com/5K7DHjkWFo
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) October 6, 2020
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100,000 BALLOT REQUESTS WERE INVALIDATED IN IOWA AFTER COURTS SIDED WITH TRUMP CAMPAIGN
Democratic wins for the presidency and the Senate could hinge on an absentee-ballot snafu affecting tens of thousands of voters.
Aída Chávez October 5 2020
https://theintercept.com/2020/10/05/iowa-absentee-ballot-requests-trump
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Trump’s Hospitalization Hasn’t Diminished the Threat of Election Theft
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-hospitalization-hasnt-diminished-the-threat-of-election-theft/
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House GOP pushes ahead plan for ‘election integrity’ panel
By MARK SCOLFORO September 30, 2020
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-state-governments-legislation-subpoenas-elections-b177f7e86d36a362faafbe0cabb69e23
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Voter Purge List
Save My Vote 2020
https://www.savemyvote2020.org/voter-purge-lists-2020/
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Older poll workers dropped out because of covid-19. Millennials are stepping up to replace them.
By Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan and Michael Brice-Saddler September 25, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/pollworkers-election-coronavirus/2020/09/24/ba13acf4-f9b9-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html
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8 Florida Counties Agree to Keep Ballot Images for Recounts
By Mitch Perry Florida PUBLISHED 1:47 PM ET Aug. 25, 2020
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/08/25/8-florida-counties-agree-to-keep-ballot-images-for-recounts
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Will Trump Collect His Pardon and Flee Like a Virus?
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 03 October 20
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/65475-will-trump-collect-his-pardon-and-flee-like-a-virus
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Greg Palast: Wisconsin "movers" didn't move
By Greg Palast OpEdNews 9/30/2020
https://www.opednews.com/articles/Greg-Palast-Wisconsin-mo-by-Greg-Palast-African-Americans_Greg-Palast_Wisconsin-Politics_Wisconsin-Primary-Election-2020-200930-211.html
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Yvette Nicole Brown with the Palast Fund presents Save My Vote 2020
A short film, narrated by Yvette Nicole Brown, about Greg Palast’s investigation of the mass "purge" of Americans from voter rolls.
The video aims to warn voters that now is the last chance for most voters to check their registrations—and re-register if they are one of The Purged.
Journalist Palast, whose investigations have appeared in Rolling Stone and the Guardian, said, "Thanks to Yvette, we are sending up this flare: don’t wait until Election Day to find out you’re missing from the voter rolls.
Young voters and Americans of color have been the main targets of the removal of 16.7 million voters.
Check your status now at https://www.savemyvote2020.org/voter-purge-lists-2020/
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As Trump Sows Doubts on Mail, Democrats Push More In-Person VotingBy Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein Oct. 1, 2020
In Philadelphia, officials are encouraging voting in person. In Wisconsin, there are ballot-return events in city parks. They reflect an unease over President Trump’s war on mail-in voting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/democrats-in-person-voting.html____________________ TEXAS GOVERNOR NOW COMMITTING EMERGENCY VOTER SUPPRESSION TO SAVE DONALD TRUMP
BY BESS LEVIN OCTOBER 1, 2020https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/10/greg-abbott-texas-voter-suppression____________________ Shelby County, TN: Bid Manipulation Taints Election Commission’s Choice of New Voting-Equipment
Audit USA 10/2/2020https://freepress.org/article/shelby-county-tn-bid-manipulation-taints-election-commission%E2%80%99s-choice-new-voting-equipment
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Deputies Removed Trump Campaign Official from Philadelphia Election Office for ‘Recording Video,’ Being ‘Irate’ and ‘Disruptive’
JERRY LAMBE Oct 1st, 2020
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/deputies-removed-trump-campaign-official-from-philadelphia-election-office-for-recording-video-being-irate-and-disruptive____________________ Is a General Strike the Answer to a Trump Coup?
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
https://freepress.org/article/general-strike-answer-trump-coup____________________ British network reveals damning data leak about Trump 2016 campaign and Black voters
Marissa Higgins, Daily Kos Staff, Monday September 28, 2020 · 5:11 PMhttps://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/28/1981469/-British-network-reveals-damning-data-leak-about-Trump-2016-campaign-and-Black-voters____________________ Black Voters Purge Threat in Wisconsin
39,722 Face Loss of Vote for Moving Despite not Having Moved.
Especially Black voters and young voters (students) are at risk.
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NBC News’ Morgan Radford takes an in-depth look at data from North Carolina that appears to shows a higher rejection rate for Black voters than white voters.____________________
A’s, Alameda County to convert Coliseum and Arena into voting site for electionhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-Alameda-County-to-convert-Coliseum-and-15603446.php____________________ Ohio could be Biden's best shot at keeping Trump from contesting the 2020 election
Andrew RomanoWest Coast Correspondent, Yahoo News, September 29, 2020https://www.yahoo.com/news/ohio-could-be-bidens-best-shot-at-keeping-trump-from-contesting-the-2020-election-123336686.html____________________ GOP takes Pennsylvania court’s ballot deadline to U.S. Supreme Courthttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-28/gop-takes-pennsylvania-courts-ballot-deadline-to-high-court____________________ Election commission orders top voting machine vendor to correct misleading claims
By KIM ZETTER 08/13/2020This isn’t the first time Election Systems & Software has faced accusations of making fabricated or misleading assertions about its voting machines.https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/election-voting-machine-misleading-claims-394891____________________ Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election
Trump says he expects the high court to decide the 2020 election — and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore
David Sirota and Andrew Perez Sep 25 https://www.dailyposter.com/p/likely-trump-scotus-pick-worked-to____________________ TRUMP TAPS AMY CONEY BARRETT — MEMO LAYS OUT TACTICS FOR OPPOSITION
A new memo spells out the myriad options available to Sen. Chuck Schumer to delay confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice.
Ryan GrimSeptember 24 2020https://theintercept.com/2020/09/24/memo-laying-out-delay-tactics-circulates-among-senate-democrats____________________ FEAR: Witness Mandate On Mail-In Ballots Could Upend Vote In Battleground StatesVoters in key states, including North Carolina and Wisconsin, are required to have a witness sign their ballot envelope.
Gary D. Robertson and Scott Bauer 09/25/2020 10:23 amhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/witness-edict-irk-some-new-mail-in-voters-in-battleground-states_n_5f6df95cc5b61af20e74b8e7____________________ Election 2020: The Coming Chaos
Nonviolent resistance to Trump means more than just defeating him and jettisoning him from the presidency; somehow it also means reaching his supporters and transcending the civil war they’re ready to wage. by Robert C. Koehler Thursday, September 24, 2020 by Common Dreamshttps://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/24/election-2020-coming-chaos____________________ The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him? Let us not hedge about one thing. Donald Trump may win or lose, but he will never concede.September 24, 2020 Barton Gellman THE ATLANTIChttps://portside.org/2020-09-24/election-could-break-america____________________ How to Unsuppress the Vote by Kate Rosenberg and Jennifer Cohn
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Trump supporters show up with guns to intimidate voters in Fairfax, Virginia: Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Meetinghttps://www.facebook.com/117521968329803/videos/333318614419328____________________
Insufficient COVID Protections for Postal Workers Pose Threat to Mail-in Votingby Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy Sept. 18, 5 a.m. EDT
https://truthout.org/articles/insufficient-protections-for-postal-workers-pose-threat-to-mail-in-voting____________________ COLUMBUS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY JOURNALISM ELECTION SOFTWARE PROJECT: PROTECT THE SOFTWARE, KEEP THE REPUBLIChttps://columbusfreepress.com/article/columbus-institute-contemporary-journalism-election-software-project-protect-software-keep____________________ The Legal Fight Awaiting Us After the ElectionThe aftermath of November’s vote has the potential to make 2000 look like a mere skirmish.
By Jeffrey Toobin September 21, 2020https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/28/the-legal-fight-awaiting-us-after-the-election____________________ Donald Trump’s Favorite Voting MachinesBallot-marking devices in key swing states could give him the perfect excuse to contest the election
by Art Levine September 23, 2020https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/09/23/donald-trumps-favorite-voting-machines/____________________ Is a General Strike the Answer to a Trump Coup?
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
https://freepress.org/article/general-strike-answer-trump-coup____________________ Jennifer Cohn voting tips
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1307802238077693952/photo/1
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We were misled about the security of our elections. We need & deserve a public reckoning.https://youtu.be/oqMvdL2FRKM
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Detroit to install new drop boxes for absentee ballots, voter registration forms, morehttps://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/15/detroit-election-dropboxes-absentee-ballots/5802408002/
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Sign up to Video The Vote and connect with others in your area.https://www.videothevote.org/
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Trump Supporters came over to the early voting site to protest while people are in line to Vote in FairFax Virginia.
Anthony Tilghman Sep 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/AnthonyTilghman/status/1307360544559706113 #EarlyVoting
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Trump supporters staged a rally at a Virginia polling center during early voting, intimidating voters, election officials sayTom Porter 9-20-2020https://www.businessinsider.com/virginia-trump-supporters-intimidated-voters-disrupt-early-voting-2020-9____________________ PW special report: Trump-linked effort to infiltrate progressive NC groups prompts investigationBy Lisa Sorg - 9/18/2020http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2020/09/18/pw-special-report-trump-linked-effort-to-infiltrate-progressive-nc-groups-prompts-investigation____________________
North Carolina Is Already Rejecting Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots More Often Than White Voters’https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/north-carolina-is-already-rejecting-black-voters-mail-in-ballots-more-often-than-white-voters/
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More than 20,000 Mail Ballots Were Tossed Out in Pennsylvania’s 2020 PrimariesThat's half of President Trump's margin of 40,000 votes in the state in 2016.By Cameron Joseph September 15, 2020, 12:42pmhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kp33a/more-than-20000-mail-ballots-were-tossed-out-in-pennsylvanias-2020-primaries____________________ Mismatched signatures prompt tossed absentee ballots and legal fights ahead of November electionBy Jeremy Herb, Kelly Mena and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Updated 8:00 AM ET, Mon September 14, 2020https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/election-2020-ballot-signature-mismatches/index.html____________________ GOP Operative Says He’s Building System to Dispatch Protesters Where Ballots Are CountedBy Jared Holt | September 11, 2020 11:30 amhttps://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gop-operative-says-hes-building-system-to-dispatch-protesters-where-ballots-are-counted/____________________ Ohio judge derides restriction of 1 ballot drop box per countyhttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-15/ohio-judge-derides-restriction-of-1-ballot-box-per-county____________________ Testimony by Lisa Graves Calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to Be Fired or Resign
"Mr. DeJoy’s brother accused him of forging his signature and hiding profitable companies from him. The case settled with a non-disclosure agreement."https://truenorthresearch.org/2020/09/testimony-by-lisa-graves-calling-for-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-to-be-fired-or-resign/
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It's not just about Ohio
https://ohiovoterproject.org/
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One IT Guy’s Spreadsheet-Fueled Race to Restore Voting RightsThis fall, thousands will show up to vote only to find out they’ve been purged. Lots of activists—and one Ohio man with lots of cats—are on a quest to fix that.https://www.wired.com/story/election-voting-rights-spreadsheet-patriot/____________________ Fires and Liars and Modems, Oh My!: 'BradCast' 9/14/2020Guest: Jenny Cohn, attorney, election security advocate @ 23:15 into show
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SMART ELECTIONS
Audits - Election Security is Just Math.
https://smartelections.us/electionprotection
This event is the seventh forum in a non-partisan coalition-building series to inform, empower, train and connect advocates on #ElectionProtection.
Trailer for SMART Elections #ElectionSecurity Forum 9/22/20
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September 14, 2020 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom
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Is Trump Planning a Coup d’État?
Many observers—including Republicans—worry that he is. They’re organizing now to stop him.
By Sasha Abramsky SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-coup-elections-gop/
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Vote Early. Vote Now! By Hand. On Paper. Be a Poll Worker and Protect This Election!
By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 13 September 20
https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/65117-vote-early-vote-now-by-hand-on-paper-be-a-poll-worker-and-protect-this-election____________________
The Voter Purge Project
The Voter Purge Project protects eligible voters against disenfranchisement by monitoring, reporting on, and organizing against wrongful voter purging.
http://voterpurgeproject.org/
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Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour -ELECTION MADNESS STARING US IN THE FACE
https://greenpowerwellnessshow.podbean.com/e/solartopia-green-power-and-wellness-hour-election-madness-staring-us-in-the-face/
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Preventing a Disrupted Presidential Election and Transition August 3, 2020
https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/preventing-a-disrupted-presidential-election-and-transition-8-3-20.pdf
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The Westside Gazette proudly presents Two-Minute Warning,
livestream voter education and protection series dedicated to educating voters and equipping them with the information and tools to help safeguard their ballots and ensure integrity in election results. This series is a must, given the uncertainty, chaos and disinformation that is already at play a role in the November 3 rd election.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-minute-warning-tickets-118848724735
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Special Report: How a small group of U.S. lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the mainstreamFargo, ND, USA / The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO, Thomson Reuters Sep 9, 2020 5:04 AMhttps://kfgo.com/2020/09/09/special-report-how-a-small-group-of-u-s-lawyers-pushed-voter-fraud-fears-into-the-mainstream
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Absentee Ballot Rejections Could Triple In Battleground States
The number of rejected ballots in November is projected to be significantly higher than previous elections., according to an AP analysis.
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538: PA will be the tipping point* and all eyes on Philly!
By Marta Steele 9/7/2020
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Michigan’s Secretary Of State: We Should Prepare For Election Results To Take Days
A surge in mail-in ballot requests will likely cause a delay in tabulation, according to election officials and experts.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michigan-secretary-state-election-day_n_5f54fcf0c5b62b3add422542
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A Fight In Critical States Over Mail-In Ballot Deadlines Could Decide The Presidential Election
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2020-absentee-ballot-deadlines_n_5f525fecc5b6578026cd4c9e
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Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/31/us/politics/vote-by-mail-deadlines.html
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If needed, Florida better-equipped for presidential vote recount
(Op-ed) Steven Rosenfeld, 2nd September 2020, 15:56 GMT+10
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At least 83% of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/vote-by-mail-states/
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August 31, 2020 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom Mtg
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Huge Numbers of Primary Absentee Voters In Swing States Must Reapply For November Ballot
Steven Rosenfeld Aug. 31, 2020
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VOTING IS FOR EVERYONE – HOMELESS VOTING RIGHTS RESOURCE
All U.S. states and territories are prohibited from preventing any U.S. citizen from registering to vote except in the case of a felony conviction or mental incompetence. If you are homeless and free from a felony conviction, you are eligible to vote in most states even if you do not have standard ID or a stable mailing address.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VotingRightsUpdate.pdf
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Voting and Homelessness
Can someone who is homeless register and vote? Yes. Persons experiencing homelessness can register and vote in all 50 states.
https://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state/special-circumstances/voting-and-homelessness/
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Florida election supervisors fight to stop lawsuit over digital ballot images
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/2020-election/os-ne-2020-florida-digital-ballot-images-20200824-yxh7pwkz4jgi5ekefp7wnzbcne-story.html
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Pinellas, Hillsborough and six other large counties agree to the stipulation as part of a larger lawsuit over retaining the digital images.
tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2020/08/25/florida-counties-agree-to-save-digital-ballot-images-if-theres-a-presidential-recount
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This document is one in a series created as part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and Sector Coordinating Council’s Joint COVID Working Group.
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/electionofficials/vbm/Ballot_Drop_Box.pdf
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How to prevent your mail ballot from being rejectedIt requires more steps than voting in person — and there are more opportunities for error
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/25/how-prevent-your-mail-ballot-being-rejected
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8/24/20 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom
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A victory for voters in Kentucky
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/15/1969504/-A-victory-for-voters-in-Kentucky
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Carter Centre to launch first-ever US election initiative, citing ‘erosion’ of democracy
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State Statutes Prohibiting Tampering with Voting Systems
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North Carolina, 1st state to begin voting for president, sees record number of requests for absentee ballotsThe state will begin its mail-in voting process on Sept. 4.______________________
Trump Threatens to Send Police, Lawyers to Polling Places
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/polling-places-voter-fraud-police-lawyers/2020/08/21/id/983229
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Election officials around the country race to expand voting options as Postal Service crisis spurs alarm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mail-ballot-worries/2020/08/19/d75d97fe-e238-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html
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End Rigged Elections
Wednesday September 2, 7PM
Speakers: Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis
Sponsored by Cleveland MoveToAmend.org.
For more information: Lois Romanoff, loisromanoff@gmail.com or Steve Norris, steven.norris@gmail.com
Unleashing the Power of Poor and Low-Income AmericansKey Findings1. In the 2016 presidential election, there were 138 million voters out of 225 million eligible voters. 29 million of these voters were poor or low-income and there were an additional 34 million poor or low-income people who were eligible, but who did not vote.https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/resource/power-of-poor-voters______________________ Voter Registration Surged During BLM Protests, Study FindsBy Jane C. Timm, NBC News11 August 20 https://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/64515-voter-registration-surged-during-blm-protests-study-finds ______________________ People who haven't received mail in weeks line up at post office https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-mail-delays-continue-no-mail-in-weeks/33535355 ______________________
August 10, 2020 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom
______________________ Lawsuit against NC: Absentee-by-mail ballots not accessible to 150,000 votersVoters with visual impairment push for right to vote online in NC, currently limited to overseas military. Voting security experts warn that's a bad idea.by Jordan Wilkie August 10, 2020
https://carolinapublicpress.org/37064/lawsuit-voter-disabilities-access-2020-nc/
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Wait a Minute, Mr. Koch-Man: The Plot to Kill the Public’s Postal ServiceLisa GravesJune 18, 2020______________________
The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Service7/9/2020https://www.inthepublicinterest.org/the-billionaire-behind-efforts-to-kill-the-usps/
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https://www.nationalmemo.com/how-to-make-sure-your-vote-counts-in-2020
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Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November NightmareNearly six weeks later, two congressional races remain undecided, and officials are trading blame over the mishandling of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/nyregion/nyc-mail-ballots-voting.html
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How Trump Could Steal the ElectionBy Mark Joseph Stern, Slate04 August 20https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/64388-focus-how-trump-c…
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REPORTVoting by mail in a pandemic: A state-by-state scorecardElaine Kamarck, Yousef Ibreak, Amanda Powers, and Chris StewartJuly 2020https://www.brookings.edu/research/voting-by-mail-in-a-pandemic-a-state-by-state-scorecard/
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Election Cyber SurgeThe Election Cyber Surge program opens a line of communication between U.S. State and Local election officials and a network of volunteer cybersecurity technologists for direct communication about cybersecurity matters leading up to November 2020.Thank You Brad and Desi: https://bradblog.com/?p=13514
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Ballot Drop Boxes Still an Under-Used Tool to Help Urban Voters in Pandemic, by Steven Rosenfeld
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Ohio elections chief faces two new lawsuits 95 days out from the November general election
"...how signatures are matched." “Without clear notification or an efficient way to address questions about their signatures, too many voters are disenfranchised by this process, especially those with disabilities, senior citizens, young people, and naturalized citizens,” said Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio in a statement.
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Do not vote by mail. I repeat: DO NOT VOTE BY MAIL! Do this instead.
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Wisconsin Eats its YoungGov. Scott Walker's Revengeby Greg Palastfor TruthoutAugust 2, 2020https://www.gregpalast.com/wisconsin-eats-its-young/
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Voter Purge Rates Remain High, Analysis FindsNew data reveal that counties with a history of voter discrimination have continued purging people from the rolls at elevated rates.https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voter-purge-rates-remain-high-analysis-finds
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Is This The Beginning Of The End Of White-Centric Identity Politics In America?
In her new book, “The End of White Politics,” Zerlina Maxwell explores how progressives have often centered whiteness — and why that must end in 2020.
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Opinion: Young people could decide the 2020 election. Will a pandemic derail that?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-07-31/young-voters-suppression-2020-election-pandemic
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Voting by Mail Is Crucial for Democracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/opinion/sunday/mail-voting-covid-2020-election.html
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Absentee Ballot Drop-Off Sites for the August Primary Election Madison, WI
https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/absentee-ballot-drop-off-sites-for-the-august-primary-election
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Lance Simmens for BuzzFlash: The Art of the Trump Election 2020 Steal. Greg Palast Warns That Preventing Another Electoral Heist Will Require Extreme and Urgent Vigilance.
July 30th 2020
https://buzzflash.com/articles/the-art-of-the-steal-an-interview-with-greg-palast
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Why You Should Make Your Voting Plans Now
Steven Rosenfeld July 30 | 2020https://www.nationalmemo.com/why-you-should-make-your-voting-plans-now
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Poll: Young People Believe they Can Lead Change in Unprecedented Election Cycle
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July 27, 2020 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom Conference
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Looming Election Challenge: Mail Ballots That Never Reach VotersSteven Rosenfeld June 26 | 2020https://www.nationalmemo.com/looming-election-challenge-mail-ballots-that-never-reach-voters
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How Ballot Drop Boxes Can Protect Voters — And Voting Rights -- During PandemicSteven Rosenfeld July 26 | 2020https://www.nationalmemo.com/how-ballot-drop-boxes-can-protect-voters-and-voting-rights-during-pandemic
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1,913,369 Ballots Thrown Away, How Trump Did - and Will - Disqualify Your Vote
25 July 20
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As Concerns About Voting Build, The Supreme Court Refuses To Step In
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/25/895185355/as-concerns-about-voting-build-the-supreme-court-refuses-to-step-in
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8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster
You may think you know how bad Nov. 3 will be. But all signs point to something far, far worse.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/24/2020-election-disaster-perfect-storm-372778
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Registering to vote should be easy, accurate and automatic.
https://pirgim.org/feature/mip/modernize-vote
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Bribed Ohio's $60 Million Radioactive Uproar Rocks the 2020 Vote
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07-20-20 Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom Meeting featuring Greg Palast
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07-13-20 Grassroots, Emergency Election Protection, Coalition Zoom Meeting
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1,913,369 Ballots Thrown Away
How Trump did—and will—Disqualify your Vote
by Greg Palast July 23, 2020https://www.gregpalast.com/1913369-ballots-thrown-away/
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Sloppy handwriting could get your mail ballot tossed in California
After Weeks of Massive Marches for Black Justice, Supreme Court Lets Florida Jim Crow Disenfranchisement Law Stand, Which Will Assist Trump in Key 2020 State
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To Survive 2020 We Must Win the Election Protection Trifecta
https://freepress.org/article/survive-2020-we-must-win-election-protection-trifecta
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A More Liberal Supreme Court? Not When It Comes to Voting Rights
In four rulings in a row, the court has refused to ease voting restrictions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/supreme-court-voting-rights.html
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Recruiting Poll Workers Is Key to Thwart Trump's Attacks on Our Voting Systems
By Steven RosenfeldThe Truth About Trump, Barr's Fraudulent Claims About Absentee Ballot Fraud: 'BradCast' 7/8/2020
Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19, 9th Meeting June 15, 2020
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Republicans Accelerate Voter Suppression Efforts During Pandemic
https://truthout.org/audio/republicans-accelerate-voter-suppression-efforts-during-pandemic/
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Looming Election Challenge: Mail Ballots That Never Reach VotersSteven Rosenfeld June 26 | 2020https://www.nationalmemo.com/looming-election-challenge-mail-ballots-that-never-reach-voters
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Red Flags Foreshadowed Georgia’s June 9 Primary Election Meltdown
https://www.laprogressive.com/primary-election-meltdown
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Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19: June 8, 2020
All Covid-19 related discussion/election Videos here:
https://www.bam2020.world/covid-19-emergency-response-group/voting-rights/
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How the Coronavirus Handed the GOP New Ways to Squash the VotePostal balloting faces an unprecedented test—and Republicans are setting it up to fail.ARI BERMAN JULY/AUGUST 2020 ISSUE Mother Joneshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/coronavirus-voting-rights/
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June 1: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19, 7th Meeting
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Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyber Risks to the Presidential Electionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/politics/remote-voting-hacking-coronavirus.html______________________ Who Will Confront Trump's KKK/Gestapo at the Polls This Fall?https://freepress.org/article/who-will-confront-trumps-kkkgestapo-polls-fall______________________ Pandemic Puts A Crimp On Voter Registration, Potentially Altering Electorate. https://www.npr.org/2020/05/26/860458708/pandemic-puts-a-crimp-on-voter-registration-potentially-altering-electorate______________________May 26: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19
6th Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PssEBPaiWw
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May 18: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19
5th Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iRfr-ptN7E
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May 11: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19
4th Meeting
https://youtu.be/GK7m-HRlJIc
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May 4: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic
3rd Meeting
https://youtu.be/mviTkrFCXh8
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April 27: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic
2nd Meeting
https://youtu.be/RTjdpK-A6L0
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April 20: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic
1st Meeting
https://youtu.be/h6abAKxDKHg
May 26: Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19
______________________ Republicans Are Planning to Spend $20 Million So You Won’t Votehttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3evnj/republicans-are-planning-to-spend-dollar20-million-so-you-wont-vote______________________ VerifiedVotingOrg: "Help us validate the 2020 election"We can’t anticipate every threat to our elections, but we can take steps NOW to make our elections resilient and ensure that all voters know that their votes will count as cast. Help us by donating to our Validating 2020 campaign today: www.verifiedvoting.org/validating2020
______________________ Beto O'Rourke's Virtual Voter Registrations Are Crushing It In Texas & Trump Should Be Terrifiedhttps://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/5/22/1947030/-Beto-O-Rourke-s-Virtual-Voter-Registrations-Are-Crushing-It-In-Texas-amp-Trump-Should-Be-Terrified ______________________ California elections officials suggest schools as voting sites for social distancinghttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-23/california-elections-officials-suggest-schools-as-voting-sites-for-social-distancing ______________________ May 18th Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic 4 Zoomhttps://archive.org/details/gmt-20200518-205149-voting-rig-1920x-1080 ______________________ A series of Zoom meetings with Election Professionals discussing the effect of Covid-19 on the election processs and what can be done in the future. Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic 1 April 20, 2020
https://archive.org/details/gmt-20200420-210636-voting-rig-1920x-1080 Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic 2 April 27, 2020
https://archive.org/details/gmt-20200427-205730-voting-rig-1920x-1006 Voting Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic 3 May 04, 2020
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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democracy-dies-dysfunction-voting/
Democracy Dies in Dysfunction | The Nation
Californians wait to cast their ballots. (Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images) Like many Americans, Joe Biden is skeptical about President Trump’s respect for democracy. “Mark my words: I ...
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Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting - The New York Times
Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Six months before a ...
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Missouri GOP Votes to Gut Anti-Gerrymandering Reform Approved by Voters
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics.Click here to support Sludge.. While most people are focused on their health and livelihoods amid the pandemic, Republican legislators in Missouri are working to overturn a voter-approved measure meant to make legislative redistricting more fair.
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https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/15/texas-voting-by-mail-coronavirus-blocked-supreme-court/
Texas Supreme Court pauses expansion of voting by mail during coronavirus | The Texas Tribune
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily put on hold an expansion of voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. Siding with Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Supreme Court blocked a state ...
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Sanders Says ‘Vast Majority’ of Supporters Will Back Biden, Despite Polling ConcernsBy TOBIAS HOONHOUT May 18, 2020https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sanders-says-vast-majority-of-supporters-will-back-biden-despite-polling-concerns/
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HOW THE HOUSE PROGRESSIVES’ PLAN TO #PUTPEOPLEFIRST FELL SHORTIn April, progressives in and out of Congress agreed on key coronavirus relief demands. Now, the HEROES Act is poised to pass, without many of their asks.Aída Chávez May 15 2020
https://theintercept.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus-relief-house-heroes-act-progressives/
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Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?
The safest way to cast a ballot will very likely be by mail. But with opposition from the president, limited funding and time running out, will that option be available? By Emily Bazelon May 5, 2020 NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/voting-by-mail-2020-covid.html
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California elections officials suggest schools as voting sites for social distancing
By John Myers May 23, 2020
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-23/california-elections-officials-suggest-schools-as-voting-sites-for-social-distancing
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Florida election supervisors fight to stop lawsuit over digital ballot images
By JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA AUG 24, 2020 AT 1:58 PM
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/2020-election/os-ne-2020-florida-digital-ballot-images-20200824-yxh7pwkz4jgi5ekefp7wnzbcne-story.html
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Deputies Removed Trump Campaign Official from Philadelphia Election Office for ‘Recording Video,’ Being ‘Irate’ and ‘Disruptive’
JERRY LAMBE Oct 1st, 2020
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/deputies-removed-trump-campaign-official-from-philadelphia-election-office-for-recording-video-being-irate-and-disruptive
Updated April 13, 2021