voter registration
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Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200,000 Voters, Many in the Atlanta Metro Area, From Its Rolls, New Report Finds
A seven-year investigation of voter suppression in Georgia has found that the state likely removed 200,000 voters from its rolls who were, in fact, eligible to vote. The voters whose registrations were removed were also overwhelmingly concentrated in the counties comprising the Atlanta Metro area, according to initial findings released on Wednesday. Conducted by the…
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LeBron James, Los Angeles Dodgers to Turn Dodgers Stadium Into a Polling Center for Presidential Election
In June, LeBron James unveiled his plan to protect the voting rights of Black Americans with the launch of his non-profit organization, More Than a Vote. And nearly two months later, ESPN reports that King James and the Los Angeles Dodgers will partner to turn Dodgers Stadium into a polling station for the upcoming presidential…
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Michelle Obama Encourages Voter Registration and Mail-In Voting in New PSA
Michelle Obama released a new PSA this week about the importance of voting in the election on Nov. 3. Whether you’re opting to vote in person or by mail-in ballot, the stakes are incredibly high this time around, and now more than ever, we need to make sure our voices are heard. “From the ongoing…
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Voter Registration Surged During Height of Black Lives Matter Protests, Study Finds
2020 has been a wild rollercoaster of a year. The largest race reckoning America has seen in a generation is happening in the midst of a global pandemic that is showing no signs of going away and all the while, a man sits in the White House who just can’t seem to go a day…
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Mississippi Election Commissioner Complains That 'Blacks' Are Registering to Vote
An election commissioner in Mississippi claims her intent wasn’t to be racist despite posting on Facebook that she was concerned because “the Blacks” are having lots of voter registration events. According to a report from the Clarion Ledger, Jones County election commissioner Gail Harrison Welch is now pushing back at people who have questioned the…
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A Federal Judge Has Cut Down Florida's Law Requiring Former Felons Pay Fines Before Registering to Vote
Voting rights advocates in Florida and across the country are celebrating a recent federal judge ruling that opens the door for 1.5 million felons previously barred from voting to participate in the 2020 elections. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle has gutted a state law passed by Republican legislators in Florida that requires people with…
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How to Save Our Voting Rights During the Pandemic
On Wednesday, President Trump attacked states like Michigan and Nevada for protecting voters’ from COVID-19 in upcoming elections by sending applications for absentee ballots. Voting by mail is a key way for states to protect voters’ health and safety, which states have a moral and legal obligation to do. It was yet another example of…
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To the Rescue: D-Nice, Michelle Obama Join Forces for Voter Registration 'Couch Party'
While he has yet to make his auspicious debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DJ D-Nice is a whole ass superhero. For real. Since launching his virtual block parties, dubbed “Homeschool,” on Instagram Live last week, the former Boogie Down Productions rapper has quite literally provided the soundtrack to self-quarantine and graduated into a global…
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Illinois Cancels Voter Registrations for Almost 800 Former Inmates
Faith in the American voting process has grown shaky in recent years. With GOP-led states trying their damnedest to suppress the vote, the current president having no problem with Russia hacking our voting systems and the Iowa caucus just being a massive failure, it makes sense. Unfortunately, tonight’s news will probably not help. CBS News…
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Wisconsin Judge Orders 209,000 Voter Names to Be Purged
The only thing more American than democracy is some good old-fashioned, court-ordered voter suppression. NBC News reports that a judge in Wisconsin found the state’s bipartisan election commission to be in contempt and ordered them to immediately purge up to 209,000 names from its voter rolls. They face up to a $250 fine for every…