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#Israel First #Democrats PANIC Over #GreenParty Candidate (w/ Dr. #ButchWare)

#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith #Politics #Elections #VoterSuppression #VoteSuppression #GavinNewsom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NNdsYh7K98

#Israel First #Democrats PANIC Over #GreenParty Candidate (w/ Dr. #ButchWare)

#BriahnaJoyGray #BadFaith #Politics #Elections #VoterSuppression #VoteSuppression #GavinNewsom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NNdsYh7K98

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URGENT: The #MAGA #GOP -led Senate is debating the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Tell your senator NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121Marc Elias of Democracy Docket offers an in-depth, up-to-the-minute look at the dangerous #SAVEAct.https://youtu.be/ecmky5jtYiI?si=B_xP5lmWfCvvdODC#activism https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116139348180576747

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URGENT UPDATE: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. That bill is being debated on the #USSenate floor NOW. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElkexfuP3Tw#activism #congress #USSenate https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116137593797734844

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URGENT: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121#activism #congress #USSenate #SaveAmericaAct #SAVEAct #activist #GetBusy #vsn #actionalert #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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@lisagetspolitik
Because I'm ignorant:
1) Do all states do provisional ballots?
2) Do all states require you be given one if you are turned away, or are there additional conditions in some places?

#USAPolitics #Voting #VoteSuppression

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UPDATE: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121#activism #congress #USSenate #SaveAmericaAct #SAVEAct #activist #GetBusy #vsn #actionalert #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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NOW PLAYING == Democracy Docket with Marc Elias 3.27/26 - #GOP Plotting to Make It Impossible to #Vote, guest Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NiWKk9rcXw #news #uspol #commentary #progressive #left #MarcElias #votesuppression #SAVEAmericaAct #SAVEAct #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #getbusy #USSenate #VoterID #youth https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116088195529105033

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UPDATE: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121#activism #congress #USSenate #SaveAmericaAct #SAVEAct #activist #GetBusy #vsn #actionalert #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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THIS IS URGENT: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121#activism #congress #USSenate #SaveAmericaAct #SAVEAct #activist #GetBusy #vsn #actionalert #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116082076759366658

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UPDATE: The #MAGA #GOP -led House passed the #SAVEAmericaAct, a #VoteSuppression & #PollTax bill that will strip #votingrights from millions. Red alert - call your senators and demand: NO Save America Act! NO abolishing #filibuster! CALL (202) 224-3121#activism #congress #USSenate #SaveAmericaAct #SAVEAct #activist #GetBusy #vsn #actionalert #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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What is the SAVE America Act, and how could it change US voting? - CSMonitor.com

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0210/save-act-elections-voting-congress

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Such a ruling would create one set of rules for #state candidates & a different set of rules for #federal candidates, the governor said. #Ohio lawmakers would lack time to
square the 2 in time for November ballots to be prepared, causing confusion for voters.

With his signature, the number of states accepting mailed ballots received after #Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date has fallen to 14….

#law #ElectionLaw #VoteSuppression #VotingRights #SCOTUS #Trump

“I believe that this 4-day grace period is reasonable, & I think for many reasons it makes a lot of sense,” he told reporters. “Therefore, I normally would veto a repeal of this 4-day grace period. And, frankly, that’s what I wish I could do.”

DeWine said he his hand was forced, given the uncertain outcome of a Mississippi case that #SCOTUS is expected to decide next summer.

#law #ElectionLaw #VoteSuppression #VotingRights

DeWine, a term-limited #Republican, had warned #Ohio’s #GOP-led Legislature in 2023 that a sweeping package of #ElectionLaw changes he signed that year would likely be the last voting restrictions he would let past his veto pen. Election integrity in the state, he said, had been amply assured.

But, despite having reservations, DeWine on Friday signed legislation eliminating Ohio’s 4-day grace period for #AbsenteeBallots & making other voting changes.

#law #VoteSuppression #VotingRights

"'They’re petrified over at MSNBC and CNN that, hey, since we’re taking control of the cities, there’s gonna be ICE officers near polling places,' Steve Bannon said in August. 'You’re damn right.'”

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression
/5

"The fear I heard, again and again, is that the president will attempt to use armed federal agents to interfere with elections. In its simplest form, this could look like federal law-enforcement officers patrolling the streets in blue cities, a possibility that some influential people in Trump’s orbit have already embraced."

~ David A. Graham

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression
/4

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/12/2026-midterms-trump-threat/684615/

"Combine that with the administration’s cavalier attitude toward arresting US citizens and what you have is a recipe where Hispanic voters who are citizens nonetheless avoid the polls for fear they will be brutalized or abducted by ICE."

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression #VoterIntimidation #2026election
/2

"Combine that with the administration’s cavalier attitude toward arresting US citizens and what you have is a recipe where Hispanic voters who are citizens nonetheless avoid the polls for fear they will be brutalized or abducted by ICE."

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression #VoterIntimidation #2026election
/2

"Combine that with the administration’s cavalier attitude toward arresting US citizens and what you have is a recipe where Hispanic voters who are citizens nonetheless avoid the polls for fear they will be brutalized or abducted by ICE."

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression #VoterIntimidation #2026election
/2

"Combine that with the administration’s cavalier attitude toward arresting US citizens and what you have is a recipe where Hispanic voters who are citizens nonetheless avoid the polls for fear they will be brutalized or abducted by ICE."

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression #VoterIntimidation #2026election
/2

"Combine that with the administration’s cavalier attitude toward arresting US citizens and what you have is a recipe where Hispanic voters who are citizens nonetheless avoid the polls for fear they will be brutalized or abducted by ICE."

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression #VoterIntimidation #2026election
/2

"The Supreme Court’s right-wing majority recently blessed the use of racial profiling by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Now, masked ICE goons can stop people to 'investigate' their immigration status based on their race, whether they speak Spanish, speak English with an accent, where they are located, and what type of work they do."

~ Lisa Needham

#ICE #immigrants #KavanaughStop #SupremeCourt #RacialProfiling #Trump #VoteSuppression
/1

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/doj-election-monitoring-new-jersey-california

OTD in 2020, #GOP President Donald #Trump said that he was cutting funding for the US Postal Service in order to make it harder to vote https://toilet-guru.com/trump/?s=mb #VoteSuppression

OTD in 2020, #GOP President Donald #Trump said that he was cutting funding for the US Postal Service in order to make it harder to vote https://toilet-guru.com/trump/?s=mb #VoteSuppression

Acc/to a statement by #KenPaxton’s office, a grand jury returned indictments against Rochelle Camacho, the county #judge of Frio County; Carlos Segura, a former elections administrator for Frio; Ramiro Trevino & Racheal Garza, #CouncilMembers for the city of Pearsall; Adriann Ramirez, a trustee w/the #school district in Pearsall; & Rosa Rodriguez, who is described as an “alleged Frio County vote harvester.”

#VotingRights #law #ElectionLaw #Republicans #racism #VoteSuppression

Now, 5 people, all with *ties* to Democratic candidates, are accused of illegal *vote harvesting*, which usually involves knocking on doors & asking if volunteers can deliver completed absentee or mail-in ballots to voting centers or ballot drop boxes.

In 2021, Gov #GregAbbott signed an overhaul of #Texas #election laws which included new restrictions on vote harvesting, making it illegal to deliver a ballot for a 3rd party.

#VotingRights #law #ElectionLaw #Republicans #racism #VoteSuppression

The charges surprised #Latino #VotingRights activists, who had insisted that a series of #law enforcement raids on political operatives & voting organizers, some who were in their 70s & 80s, appeared to have been #political. The raids last August by #KenPaxton’s office were part of a sprawling voter *fraud* inquiry in Latino enclaves near San Antonio & in South Texas, conducted by Paxton’s “election integrity unit.”

#ElectionLaw #Republicans #racism #VoteSuppression

A half-dozen people, including a county #judge, 2 #CityCouncil members & a former county #election administrator, were indicted in #Texas on Wednesday for “vote harvesting” & tampering with evidence, elevating AG #KenPaxton’s charges of voter *fraud* by mostly #Latino #Democrats to a #criminal level.

#VotingRights #law #ElectionLaw #Republicans #racism #VoteSuppression

#Texas Attorney General [& proven criminal ala Trump] #KenPaxton Announces Vote *Fraud* & *Harvesting* Charges

A county #judge, two #CityCouncil members & a former county election administrator are among Paxton’s targets as he elevates his *election integrity* accusations to criminality.

#criminal #VotingRights #law #ElectionLaw #Republicans #racism #VoteSuppression
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/texas-vote-fraud.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=F5D25D7E-1E9A-45C7-AC8D-88D61446B547

US Supreme Court allows Virginia to continue purging citizens from voter rolls during #USElection2024

Republican #GlennYoungkin 's order is for "suspected" non-citizens, but it's been removing citizens due to how they're doing it and the Supreme Court approves

Vote if you can and think of those who can not

VA allows in person registration through Election Day, so perhaps the citizens who've been targeted can re-register

https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2024-10-30/supreme-court-allows-virginia-to-purge-individuals-from-voter-rolls

#USpol #VoterPurge #VoteSuppression #VApol

From 2022: #Redistricting In #NewMexico Has Systematically Diluted The Voice Of #NativeAmerican #Voters

#FarmingtonNewMexico has a well-documented history of #discrimination and violence against Native residents, and #VoteSuppression is part of the continued struggle.

by Aidan Graybill
Mar 24, 2022

"In 1974 three #Navajo men — Herman #DodgeBenally, #JohnEarlHarvey, and #DavidIgnacio — were brutally murdered on the outskirts of Farmington, New Mexico by three white teenagers.

"In response to the murders, many advocacy organizations — including the University of New Mexico #KivaClub, the American Indian Movement (#AIM), and the #NAACP — mobilized in Farmington. The high schoolers responsible for the murders were sentenced to a few years at the state reformatory after closed-door proceedings. Many in the Farmington community felt this punishment wasn’t sufficient and multiple marches and protests ensued.

"Following a march in May 1974, a list of demands was presented to the Farmington mayor which addressed, “basic community problems affecting Indians, and calls for increased responsiveness by elected officials to these needs.

"While the clash between Navajos and whites in the community continued to rage, the city administration held open sessions and discussions for everyone in the community — Navajos shared their sweeping and ubiquitous experiences of discrimination.

"Whether it was high school students excluded from extracurricular activities, blue-collar workers harassed by their white employers, or individuals who were refused service at restaurants, the common themes of bigotry and racism riddled their everyday lives.

[...]

"Thirty years later, the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on #CivilRights issued a follow-up report on civil rights for #NativeAmericans in Farmington. Then-president of #Shiprock Chapter, Duane Yazzie, noted that there was progress and improvement in the general social climate for Navajo people in Farmington:

"'Yes, there continues to be periodic problems but, for the most part, the efforts of the public servants, including law enforcement, the courts, the business community, and the major employers in the regions, there has been considerable advancement.'

"However, the same report also included other testimony explaining that there had actually been little progress since the 1970s, considering the lack of Native American representation in positions of civic leadership:

"'You’ve asked if change — you asked if change has happened since the early 1970s? Consider that question by looking at the numbers. Each community’s pillars are those that are elected as well as those that serve in the government structure.

"'If one looks at those positions in the local government, you will find very few, if any, Native Americans. It doesn’t matter if you look at the county, the city, or even local institutions. You will still find very few Native Americans in high-level, decision-making positions.

"'After 30 years, you would think the local governments would have made great progress in this area.'"

Original web page:
https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/redistricting-in-new-mexico-has-systematically-diluted-the-voice-of-native-voters-2679ea10ad84

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/g608Q

#ChokecherryMassacres #Diné #WhiteRacists
#MMIM #MurderedAndMissingIndigenousMen #NativeVoters #VoterSuppression

From 2022: #Redistricting In #NewMexico Has Systematically Diluted The Voice Of #NativeAmerican #Voters

#FarmingtonNewMexico has a well-documented history of #discrimination and violence against Native residents, and #VoteSuppression is part of the continued struggle.

by Aidan Graybill
Mar 24, 2022

"In 1974 three #Navajo men — Herman #DodgeBenally, #JohnEarlHarvey, and #DavidIgnacio — were brutally murdered on the outskirts of Farmington, New Mexico by three white teenagers.

"In response to the murders, many advocacy organizations — including the University of New Mexico #KivaClub, the American Indian Movement (#AIM), and the #NAACP — mobilized in Farmington. The high schoolers responsible for the murders were sentenced to a few years at the state reformatory after closed-door proceedings. Many in the Farmington community felt this punishment wasn’t sufficient and multiple marches and protests ensued.

"Following a march in May 1974, a list of demands was presented to the Farmington mayor which addressed, “basic community problems affecting Indians, and calls for increased responsiveness by elected officials to these needs.

"While the clash between Navajos and whites in the community continued to rage, the city administration held open sessions and discussions for everyone in the community — Navajos shared their sweeping and ubiquitous experiences of discrimination.

"Whether it was high school students excluded from extracurricular activities, blue-collar workers harassed by their white employers, or individuals who were refused service at restaurants, the common themes of bigotry and racism riddled their everyday lives.

[...]

"Thirty years later, the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on #CivilRights issued a follow-up report on civil rights for #NativeAmericans in Farmington. Then-president of #Shiprock Chapter, Duane Yazzie, noted that there was progress and improvement in the general social climate for Navajo people in Farmington:

"'Yes, there continues to be periodic problems but, for the most part, the efforts of the public servants, including law enforcement, the courts, the business community, and the major employers in the regions, there has been considerable advancement.'

"However, the same report also included other testimony explaining that there had actually been little progress since the 1970s, considering the lack of Native American representation in positions of civic leadership:

"'You’ve asked if change — you asked if change has happened since the early 1970s? Consider that question by looking at the numbers. Each community’s pillars are those that are elected as well as those that serve in the government structure.

"'If one looks at those positions in the local government, you will find very few, if any, Native Americans. It doesn’t matter if you look at the county, the city, or even local institutions. You will still find very few Native Americans in high-level, decision-making positions.

"'After 30 years, you would think the local governments would have made great progress in this area.'"

Original web page:
https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/redistricting-in-new-mexico-has-systematically-diluted-the-voice-of-native-voters-2679ea10ad84

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/g608Q

#ChokecherryMassacres #Diné #WhiteRacists
#MMIM #MurderedAndMissingIndigenousMen #NativeVoters #VoterSuppression

From 2022: #Redistricting In #NewMexico Has Systematically Diluted The Voice Of #NativeAmerican #Voters

#FarmingtonNewMexico has a well-documented history of #discrimination and violence against Native residents, and #VoteSuppression is part of the continued struggle.

by Aidan Graybill
Mar 24, 2022

"In 1974 three #Navajo men — Herman #DodgeBenally, #JohnEarlHarvey, and #DavidIgnacio — were brutally murdered on the outskirts of Farmington, New Mexico by three white teenagers.

"In response to the murders, many advocacy organizations — including the University of New Mexico #KivaClub, the American Indian Movement (#AIM), and the #NAACP — mobilized in Farmington. The high schoolers responsible for the murders were sentenced to a few years at the state reformatory after closed-door proceedings. Many in the Farmington community felt this punishment wasn’t sufficient and multiple marches and protests ensued.

"Following a march in May 1974, a list of demands was presented to the Farmington mayor which addressed, “basic community problems affecting Indians, and calls for increased responsiveness by elected officials to these needs.

"While the clash between Navajos and whites in the community continued to rage, the city administration held open sessions and discussions for everyone in the community — Navajos shared their sweeping and ubiquitous experiences of discrimination.

"Whether it was high school students excluded from extracurricular activities, blue-collar workers harassed by their white employers, or individuals who were refused service at restaurants, the common themes of bigotry and racism riddled their everyday lives.

[...]

"Thirty years later, the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on #CivilRights issued a follow-up report on civil rights for #NativeAmericans in Farmington. Then-president of #Shiprock Chapter, Duane Yazzie, noted that there was progress and improvement in the general social climate for Navajo people in Farmington:

"'Yes, there continues to be periodic problems but, for the most part, the efforts of the public servants, including law enforcement, the courts, the business community, and the major employers in the regions, there has been considerable advancement.'

"However, the same report also included other testimony explaining that there had actually been little progress since the 1970s, considering the lack of Native American representation in positions of civic leadership:

"'You’ve asked if change — you asked if change has happened since the early 1970s? Consider that question by looking at the numbers. Each community’s pillars are those that are elected as well as those that serve in the government structure.

"'If one looks at those positions in the local government, you will find very few, if any, Native Americans. It doesn’t matter if you look at the county, the city, or even local institutions. You will still find very few Native Americans in high-level, decision-making positions.

"'After 30 years, you would think the local governments would have made great progress in this area.'"

Original web page:
https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/redistricting-in-new-mexico-has-systematically-diluted-the-voice-of-native-voters-2679ea10ad84

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/g608Q

#ChokecherryMassacres #Diné #WhiteRacists
#MMIM #MurderedAndMissingIndigenousMen #NativeVoters #VoterSuppression

From 2022: #Redistricting In #NewMexico Has Systematically Diluted The Voice Of #NativeAmerican #Voters

#FarmingtonNewMexico has a well-documented history of #discrimination and violence against Native residents, and #VoteSuppression is part of the continued struggle.

by Aidan Graybill
Mar 24, 2022

"In 1974 three #Navajo men — Herman #DodgeBenally, #JohnEarlHarvey, and #DavidIgnacio — were brutally murdered on the outskirts of Farmington, New Mexico by three white teenagers.

"In response to the murders, many advocacy organizations — including the University of New Mexico #KivaClub, the American Indian Movement (#AIM), and the #NAACP — mobilized in Farmington. The high schoolers responsible for the murders were sentenced to a few years at the state reformatory after closed-door proceedings. Many in the Farmington community felt this punishment wasn’t sufficient and multiple marches and protests ensued.

"Following a march in May 1974, a list of demands was presented to the Farmington mayor which addressed, “basic community problems affecting Indians, and calls for increased responsiveness by elected officials to these needs.

"While the clash between Navajos and whites in the community continued to rage, the city administration held open sessions and discussions for everyone in the community — Navajos shared their sweeping and ubiquitous experiences of discrimination.

"Whether it was high school students excluded from extracurricular activities, blue-collar workers harassed by their white employers, or individuals who were refused service at restaurants, the common themes of bigotry and racism riddled their everyday lives.

[...]

"Thirty years later, the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on #CivilRights issued a follow-up report on civil rights for #NativeAmericans in Farmington. Then-president of #Shiprock Chapter, Duane Yazzie, noted that there was progress and improvement in the general social climate for Navajo people in Farmington:

"'Yes, there continues to be periodic problems but, for the most part, the efforts of the public servants, including law enforcement, the courts, the business community, and the major employers in the regions, there has been considerable advancement.'

"However, the same report also included other testimony explaining that there had actually been little progress since the 1970s, considering the lack of Native American representation in positions of civic leadership:

"'You’ve asked if change — you asked if change has happened since the early 1970s? Consider that question by looking at the numbers. Each community’s pillars are those that are elected as well as those that serve in the government structure.

"'If one looks at those positions in the local government, you will find very few, if any, Native Americans. It doesn’t matter if you look at the county, the city, or even local institutions. You will still find very few Native Americans in high-level, decision-making positions.

"'After 30 years, you would think the local governments would have made great progress in this area.'"

Original web page:
https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/redistricting-in-new-mexico-has-systematically-diluted-the-voice-of-native-voters-2679ea10ad84

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/g608Q

#ChokecherryMassacres #Diné #WhiteRacists
#MMIM #MurderedAndMissingIndigenousMen #NativeVoters #VoterSuppression

From 2022: #Redistricting In #NewMexico Has Systematically Diluted The Voice Of #NativeAmerican #Voters

#FarmingtonNewMexico has a well-documented history of #discrimination and violence against Native residents, and #VoteSuppression is part of the continued struggle.

by Aidan Graybill
Mar 24, 2022

"In 1974 three #Navajo men — Herman #DodgeBenally, #JohnEarlHarvey, and #DavidIgnacio — were brutally murdered on the outskirts of Farmington, New Mexico by three white teenagers.

"In response to the murders, many advocacy organizations — including the University of New Mexico #KivaClub, the American Indian Movement (#AIM), and the #NAACP — mobilized in Farmington. The high schoolers responsible for the murders were sentenced to a few years at the state reformatory after closed-door proceedings. Many in the Farmington community felt this punishment wasn’t sufficient and multiple marches and protests ensued.

"Following a march in May 1974, a list of demands was presented to the Farmington mayor which addressed, “basic community problems affecting Indians, and calls for increased responsiveness by elected officials to these needs.

"While the clash between Navajos and whites in the community continued to rage, the city administration held open sessions and discussions for everyone in the community — Navajos shared their sweeping and ubiquitous experiences of discrimination.

"Whether it was high school students excluded from extracurricular activities, blue-collar workers harassed by their white employers, or individuals who were refused service at restaurants, the common themes of bigotry and racism riddled their everyday lives.

[...]

"Thirty years later, the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on #CivilRights issued a follow-up report on civil rights for #NativeAmericans in Farmington. Then-president of #Shiprock Chapter, Duane Yazzie, noted that there was progress and improvement in the general social climate for Navajo people in Farmington:

"'Yes, there continues to be periodic problems but, for the most part, the efforts of the public servants, including law enforcement, the courts, the business community, and the major employers in the regions, there has been considerable advancement.'

"However, the same report also included other testimony explaining that there had actually been little progress since the 1970s, considering the lack of Native American representation in positions of civic leadership:

"'You’ve asked if change — you asked if change has happened since the early 1970s? Consider that question by looking at the numbers. Each community’s pillars are those that are elected as well as those that serve in the government structure.

"'If one looks at those positions in the local government, you will find very few, if any, Native Americans. It doesn’t matter if you look at the county, the city, or even local institutions. You will still find very few Native Americans in high-level, decision-making positions.

"'After 30 years, you would think the local governments would have made great progress in this area.'"

Original web page:
https://medium.com/the-public-magazine/redistricting-in-new-mexico-has-systematically-diluted-the-voice-of-native-voters-2679ea10ad84

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/g608Q

#ChokecherryMassacres #Diné #WhiteRacists
#MMIM #MurderedAndMissingIndigenousMen #NativeVoters #VoterSuppression

"Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock told the audience: 'A vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire for ourselves and for our children, and we are stronger when we pray together.'"

#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #RaphaelWarnock
/12

"We should all demand, including in states like mine that don’t have early voting and no-excuse absentee voting, the right to go souls to the polls, in whatever for that takes for us. Go from your church, your temple, your mosque. Have a voting brunch or a neighborhood walk to the polls. Do whatever it takes. Voting should be easy. It should be encouraged. But far too often, it isn’t."

#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #Warnock
/11

She had no idea she would soon be indicted on a charge of illegal voting. She later said that she would not have jeopardized her freedom by submitting a ballot & would have left the polling place if she’d known she wasn’t allowed to vote.

#Election workers checking provisional ballots — as is routine — later determined Mason was ineligible, so her ballot was never counted.

#law #ElectionLaw #GOP #VoterIntimidation #VoteSuppression #ElectionInterference #BlackVotesMatter #democracy #VoteBlue

She had no idea she would soon be indicted on a charge of illegal voting. She later said that she would not have jeopardized her freedom by submitting a ballot & would have left the polling place if she’d known she wasn’t allowed to vote.

#Election workers checking provisional ballots — as is routine — later determined Mason was ineligible, so her ballot was never counted.

#law #ElectionLaw #GOP #VoterIntimidation #VoteSuppression #ElectionInterference #BlackVotesMatter #democracy #VoteBlue