voter suppression
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Millions of Black Voters Are Being Purged From Voter Rolls, Often Illegally: Report
As the end of Barack Obama’s presidency grew closer, election officials began preparing for the next election. Instead of strengthening the security of voting machines and making voting more accessible to citizens, states did the exact opposite. But they didn’t just make it harder to vote. For hundreds of thousands of registered, eligible voters across…
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Roy Moore and Alabama’s GOP Are Upset Because Thousands of Felons Registered to Vote
Leonard Robinson was convicted of felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute by the state of Alabama more than 20 years ago. Although he doesn’t consider himself an activist, everyone who knows him understands that there is one subject that he is always passionate about. He works hard to spread the word that…
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Former Felons Voted in Tuesday’s Elections and Republicans Are Big Mad
If you noticed a change in the climate at the polls, specifically in the atmospheric pressure due to moisture in the air, it might be because of the meteorological phenomenon known to research scientists as Blubberus caucasianus, more commonly referred to as “white tears.” Lost in the hullabaloo surrounding Democratic victories around the country on…
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Staffer Working on Trump’s Voter-Suppression Commission Arrested on Child-Porn Charges
A Maryland man working on Donald Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (aka “Trump’s voter-suppression commission”) has been arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Ronald Williams II of Suitland, Md., was arrested last week on 11 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography, the Washington Post reports. A senior administration…
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Did Voter Suppression Give Trump the Election?
Look at Results in Close States Such as Wisconsin ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill Over New Tweet 10 Projects Split $1.8 Million to Boost Trust in News NAHJ Ends Partnership with California Chicanos Oneida Nation Donates Indian Country Today Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer for the New York Times Magazine who specializes in racial issues, had little…
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Trump Election Commission Member Suggests Jim Crow Laws Worked Better
I wish that headline contained hyperbole. I wish it were made up. It is not. The man President Donald Trump has placed in charge of “election integrity” recently lauded the laws from the Jim Crow era designed to keep blacks from voting. Before you scream, “What the fuck!” allow me to clearly explain. See ……
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US Appeals Court Says Racist Texas Voter-ID Laws Can Stand
In the latest win for white supremacy, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas can move forward in its bid to implement a “draconian” voter-identification law, at least temporarily. Reuters reports that on Tuesday evening, a three-member panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans voted 2-1 to put on hold…
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Donald Trump’s Election-Stealing, Secret Voter-Purge Plan
As Donald Trump’s approval ratings hit historic lows, everyone is asking how he intends to win a re-election campaign. And before the 2020 presidential election, many political observers are wondering how the Republican Party can keep its majority in the House and Senate in the 2018 midterm elections. Will the GOP legislators distance themselves from…
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Just When Jeff Sessions’ Seat Is Up for Special Election, a Judge Rules That Ala. Doesn’t Have to Tell Felons They May Be Able to Vote. Hmmm
Although there are small victories holding against the tide of voter suppression, there is still a long way to go. A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama election officials don’t have to tell those affected about a change in state voting qualifications that may give thousands of convicted felons the right to vote. HuffPost reports:…
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Add This to the List: The Dangers of Canvassing While Black in Ga.’s 6th District
“May I speak with Corbin, please?’ I said in my best “Not your neighborhood” smile. A middle-aged white woman came to the door, dressed in a salmon-colored workout top and pants. She had the confused look of a woman used to leaving her front door open and nobody knocking. “There’s no Corbin here,” she said.…