mail-in voting
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BET and National Urban League Launch Black Voter Day to Ensure Black Voices Are Heard at the Ballot Box
The diversity and political potency of Black voters is no secret, especially during a presidential election many regard as the most consequential of our lifetimes. Recognizing this, BET and the National Urban League on Friday launched the first Black Voter Day, aimed at encouraging Black Americans to vote and circulating important resources to help them…
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Texas Supreme Court Halts Applications for Mail-In Ballots in Harris County (Again)
A legal back and forth is underway in Texas, as the state’s Supreme Court has halted mail-in ballot applications from being sent out in Harris County. According to the Texas Tribune, the all-Republican court granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to halt the effort before a separate order blocking applications from being sent out…
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It Cost Me $64 to Vote in the Georgia Primary Elections
I am a 23-year-old Black man from Cobb County, Georgia, and it cost me $64 to vote in the Georgia primary elections. Let me explain. As a recent college graduate working out-of-state before starting law school, I have been voting by absentee ballot since 2016. Until this year, I had encountered few issues in casting…
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Everything We Know About Trump’s Attempts to Cripple the Postal Service and What Democrats Are Doing to Stop It
If you have been paying attention to Trump’s latest attempts to steal the presidential election or waiting on a check to come in the mail, you’ve probably not been up on game. It’s OK, I got you. Alright, so boom: Basically, Trump has been doing the thing he does when he’s trying to steal an…
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Democrats Call for Investigation into Changes at U.S. Postal Service Amid Latest Organizational Upheaval
Democrats are calling out the head of the U.S. Postal Service, who is a donor to the Trump Campaign and chair of the finance committee for the GOP convention, even as he continues to barrel forward with a series of changes that have been majorly slowing down mail ahead of the 2020 elections. Nine Congressional…
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Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Organization to Monitor Absentee Ballot Issues in Georgia
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia has had to drastically alter the way they carry out their elections. These changes have been poorly implemented in the lead-up to its June 9 primary election, an election that has already been postponed twice. CBS News reports that Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight PAC is launching a…
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When Old Racists Learn How to Use Twitter: Trump Tweet-Threatens to Withhold Funding to Michigan, Nevada Over Mail-in Voting
President Trump is what happens when old racists learn how to use Twitter. First, they figure out that the world can read what they are typing, and then they believe that they are important because they’ve successfully tweeted out something to the world. Over time, they become more relaxed and start to believe the power…