🇺🇸 Discussion: Voting Rights, Electoral College, Ranked Choice Voting, and Election Law

[blueharvest]

Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?

An Arizona woman says her name and and signature were forged on state filings that list her as an elector for Cornel West, an independent presidential candidate.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?

An Arizona woman says her name and and signature were forged on state filings that list her as an elector for Cornel West, an independent presidential candidate.

apnews.com

Cornell is really trying to make it hard for me to respect him at all.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NAACP urging DOJ to open investigation into GA voter registration cancellation portal​

This website is unavailable in your location. – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta

www.wsbtv.com

 

[blueharvest]

Big Georgia county to start charging some costs to people who challenge the eligibility of voters

An election board in one of Georgia’s largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters for the cost of notifying the challenged voters.

www.fox5atlanta.com

 

[squeekness]

Cornell is really trying to make it hard for me to respect him at all.

Same. I used to really like him when Bill Maher had him on.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Facebook Board Member Once Wrote That Women Getting The Vote Was Bad For Democracy

The controversial billionaire actually wrote this in 2009.

www.huffpost.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Alabama Rules That Some Felons Can Vote In 2024 Election

Anew state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be enforced until after the November election.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Same. I used to really like him when Bill Maher had him on.

Bill Maher unfortunately is living proof that you become more conservative with age...

 

[squeekness]

Bill Maher unfortunately is living proof that you become more conservative with age...

I agree with most of what he has to say. I'm not fond of his hard stance against all religion, though.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I agree with most of what he has to say. I'm not fond of his hard stance against all religion, though.

That's not as bad as when he advocated the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. Saying what happened to the Native Americans and the Palestinians was just a normal part of progress.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[squeekness]

That's not as bad as when he advocated the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. Saying what happened to the Native Americans and the Palestinians was just a normal part of progress.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Old white dude logic.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Good. Hope it ultimately passes.

 

[blueharvest]

Letitia James celebrates victory in voting by mail case

A New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in favor of law that allows residents to cast a ballot by mail.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Butler County, Pennsylvania Must Count Provisional Votes From Those Who Submitted ‘Naked’ Mail-in Ballots, Court Rules

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Nevada Supreme Court Declines to Rule on County Board’s Election Certification Duties

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

 

[blueharvest]

You can vote early by mail in New York, state's top court rules

The Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit that argued early mail voting was unconstitutional.

gothamist.com

 

[blueharvest]

7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of GOP Challenge to Illinois’ Mail-in Ballot Receipt Deadline

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

 

[blueharvest]

Texas to reconsider case of Black woman sentenced to five years for trying to vote

Move is latest step in case of Crystal Mason that has captured US attention because of severity of sentence

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine

A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice has agreed to pay a $1 million fine, federal regulators said.

apnews.com