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

[blueharvest]

How the Republican War on Women Extends to Voting Rights

Most women vote Democratic. And most still change their name when they marry. And that’s where the GOP sees an Achilles’ heel.

newrepublic.com

 

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Texas officials say they’ve scrubbed the voter rolls. Here’s how to check if you’re still on them.

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls.

www.texastribune.org

 

[blueharvest]

How Janice Johnston is ‘laying the groundwork for chaos’ in Georgia’s elections

An election denier praised by Trump sits on the state’s elections board, which is set to approve hand-counting

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Republicans Try to Block Pennsylvania Voters From Fixing Problems With Ballots

The Republican National Committee argued that counties do not have the authority to allow voters in the swing state to correct ballots that do not comply with the rules.

www.nytimes.com

I thought this was already litigated that they do.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Postmaster General Is Stoking Election Fears Again

Like four years ago, the Trump-nominated Trump donor, Louis DeJoy, who also happens to run the USPS, is being accused of screwing with the election.

gizmodo.com

 

[squeekness]

The Postmaster General Is Stoking Election Fears Again

Like four years ago, the Trump-nominated Trump donor, Louis DeJoy, who also happens to run the USPS, is being accused of screwing with the election.

gizmodo.com

I would have hoped that after four years they would have fixed a lot of these issues ahead of time.

 

[Lily Adler]

I would have hoped that after four years they would have fixed a lot of these issues ahead of time.

DeJoy can only be fired or replaced by the Board of Governors of the USPS.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races.

apnews.com

The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that will not impact the presidential election because those voters were already entitled to cast ballots in federal races.

"We are unwilling on these facts to disenfranchise voters en masse from participating in state contests," Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer wrote in the ruling.

The high court, which leans Republican, agreed with Fontes. It said county officials lack the authority to change the voters' statuses because those voters registered long ago and had attested under the penalty of law that they are citizens. The justices also said the voters were not at fault for the database error and also mentioned the little time that's left before the Nov. 5 general election.

 

[blueharvest]

DeJoy can only be fired or replaced by the Board of Governors of the USPS.

Any chance they can go ahead and do just that, or is the Board of Governors of the USPS also full of Trump loyalists?

 

[Sithborg]

I don't think Biden has been able to replace a majority of board.

 

[blueharvest]

OPINION: Voter misinformation is a big problem. Election officials say it's getting worse.

Poll workers and election officials didn't take on this work to get disparaged with disinformation or threatened by people unhinged by those lies.

www.usatoday.com

 

[blueharvest]

Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races.

apnews.com

Of course this issue was quickly resolved once they found out it affected Republican voters.

 

[blueharvest]

Republicans are using ruse of "election integrity" to pull off another round of Big Lie chicanery

If the election is close enough to end up at the Supreme Court, there is a good chance it will be handed to Trump

www.salon.com

 

[blueharvest]

I don't think Biden has been able to replace a majority of board.

Oh. That would explain it, then.

 

[blueharvest]

Republicans Are Trying to Block Voters in a Crucial Swing State

The Republican National Committee is trying to block votes in Pennsylvania.

newrepublic.com

 

[blueharvest]

Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults

As Election Day nears, record numbers of young voters are registering, inspired in part by Taylor Swift.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults

As Election Day nears, record numbers of young voters are registering, inspired in part by Taylor Swift.

www.usatoday.com

Hope they vote for Harris!

 

[blueharvest]

Mike Lindell Group Accused of 'Impersonating' Election Cybersecurity Initiative

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s group emailed election officials requesting their home addresses and info about how they monitor security threats.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[squeekness]

Mike Lindell Group Accused of 'Impersonating' Election Cybersecurity Initiative

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s group emailed election officials requesting their home addresses and info about how they monitor security threats.

www.rollingstone.com

And who is he to ask for that stuff?

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Lily Adler]

It would violate the constitution.

 

[squeekness]

I'd like to think most American men would want women to be able to vote but hard know these days.

 

[blueharvest]

Democrats want to end filibuster, expand voting rights: A look inside the agenda

Democrats say voting rights are under attack, and that they will protect them if they win this year's elections. Here's what that would look like

www.usatoday.com

 

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