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  1. democracydocket.com/news-alert #GOPVoterSuppression #votingrights Delaware Court Strikes Down Permanent Absentee and Early Voting Laws

    Republican extremists will stop at nothing to attack our access to the ballot box.” Rochester also emphasized that the ruling serves as an “urgent reminder that we need federal voting rights protections.” 

  2. @GottaLaff Any Republican who plays the tribal card should be considered unelectable in the future. They are aiding and giving comfort to an insurrectionist. #14thamendment @GOP We OK need to take this seriously and start charging these people so that they can never run for office again including #DemocracyDocket #Sununu

  3. democracydocket.com/news-alert Wisconsin voters filed a federal lawsuit arguing that a state law requiring absentee ballots to be completed in the presence of a witness violates the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts Under Wisconsin’s “witness requirement,” an adult witness must complete a written certificate containing a witness signature and address in order to vouch for the absentee voter’s qualifications #votingrights #WisconsinVoterSuppression

  4. democracydocket.com/news-alert #votingrights The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case challenging Texas voter suppression law Senate Bill 1111. Latino civil rights groups had asked the Court to reverse a decision dismissing the lawsuit for lack of standing. Today’s Supreme Court order declining to review the organizations’ petition means that the case is over and the anti-voting law continues to remain in place. #TexasVoterSuppression

  5. democracydocket.com/news-alert #Texasvotersuppression
    TEXAS

    Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Texas Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Aug. 17, a federal judge struck down portions of Texas’ 2021 omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1, for violating the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act. The Materiality Provision protects against disenfranchisement on the basis of trivial errors that are unrelated to a voter’s eligibility. 
    #GOPtraitors #Texasfascism

  6. democracydocket.com/opinion/a- #MarkElias REDISTRICTING

    A Dangerous Legal Theory Is Rejected

    Importantly, the Court also ensured that state judges will be able to act as umpires as well. Making sure that those who pitch, catch, hit and run in elections all play by the rules. And, that no one can try to steal a base without someone ready to call them out #Redistricting #fairelections #Gerrymandering
    rejected the so-called independent state legislature (ISL) theory.

  7. Court Rules Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists Illegally Intimidated Voters in 2020

    "On Wednesday, March 8, a federal judge ruled that a robocall operation led by two conspiracy theorists ahead of the 2020 election violated Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1870, the Civil Rights Act and New York civil rights laws. In October 2020, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and several voters filed a lawsuit against Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl (who both pled guilty to telecommunications fraud in Ohio and are facing felony charges in Michigan as of November 2022), Burkman’s lobbying firm and Project 1599 (a right-wing political organization founded by Burkman and Wohl)."

    #jacobwohl #jackburkman #conspiracytheories #votersuppression #democracydocket #fascism
    democracydocket.com/news-alert

  8. just finished reading an article by @marcelias on @democracydocket re: enabling more access to voting and the dangers of not doing so: "...voter suppression must be judged by the effect on the voters, not the subjective intent of government officials..."

    it's important to understand what's going on and what may happen in other places

    you can read it here: democracydocket.com/opinion/wh

    #earlyvoting
    #votingrights
    #yourvotematters
    #democraticprocess
    #democraticprinciples

  9. just finished reading an article by @marcelias on @democracydocket re: enabling more access to voting and the dangers of not doing so: "...voter suppression must be judged by the effect on the voters, not the subjective intent of government officials..."

    it's important to understand what's going on and what may happen in other places

    you can read it here: democracydocket.com/opinion/wh

    #earlyvoting
    #votingrights
    #yourvotematters
    #democraticprocess
    #democraticprinciples

  10. just finished reading an article by @marcelias on @democracydocket re: enabling more access to voting and the dangers of not doing so:

    "...voter suppression must judged by the effect on the voters, not the subjective intent of government officials..."

    it's important to understand what's going on and what may happen in other places

    you can read it here: democracydocket.com/opinion/wh

    #earlyvoting
    #votingrights
    #yourvotematters
    #democraticprocess
    #democraticprinciples

  11. just finished reading an article by @marcelias on @democracydocket re: enabling more access to voting and the dangers of not doing so: "...voter suppression must be judged by the effect on the voters, not the subjective intent of government officials..."

    it's important to understand what's going on and what may happen in other places

    you can read it here: democracydocket.com/opinion/wh

    #earlyvoting
    #votingrights
    #yourvotematters
    #democraticprocess
    #democraticprinciples

  12. just finished reading an article by @marcelias on @democracydocket re: enabling more access to voting and the dangers of not doing so: "...voter suppression must be judged by the effect on the voters, not the subjective intent of government officials..."

    it's important to understand what's going on and what may happen in other places

    you can read it here: democracydocket.com/opinion/wh

    #earlyvoting
    #votingrights
    #yourvotematters
    #democraticprocess
    #democraticprinciples