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

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It's gotta be some kind of evil to go out of your way to make it so people can't vote.

Republicans will try it every chance they get.

 

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A notorious ransomware group demanded millions from Fulton County. The official in charge refused to pay.

The Russian-based ransomware syndicate LockBit took responsibility for the cyberattack, which temporarily crippled the Georgia county's online infrastructure.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Election lawyer warns GOP plotting new "voter suppression laws"

After winning trifecta in White House and Congress, GOP plans to make voting harder, Democrats say.

www.salon.com

 

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Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn't work out so well

Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging.

apnews.com

 

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The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

The use of mail ballots exploded in 2020 as states looked for ways to accommodate voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

apnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

This one weird trick could fix the Senate

All voters are equal, but some voters are more equal than others. And the most equal of all live in the Equality State.� Wyoming has fewer than 435,000 eligible voters but gets two senators—the ...

www.dailykos.com

 

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Illinois Bill Would Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Incarcerated People

Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

truthout.org

 

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Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why

Wisconsin election officials are launching an investigation into how nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in Madison.

apnews.com

 

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New Congress Takes Office Tomorrow — What This Means for Voting Rights

The newly-elected 119th Congress will be sworn in Friday and the GOP — which has repeatedly targeted voting rights — is set to control both chambers for the first time since 2019.

www.democracydocket.com

 

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Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department

Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights Act

www.theguardian.com

 

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Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent's election • NC Newsline

Republicans on the NC Supreme Court said the state Board of Elections cannot certify a Democratic justice's reelection.

ncnewsline.com

 

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Appeals court hears case that could dilute Black voters’ power in Louisiana

Fifth circuit, seen as primed for the Maga era, hears arguments challenging state’s newly created maps

www.theguardian.com

 

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Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr of voter fraud

Does Kennedy also plan to ‘thumb has nose at the law’ as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services? asked the head of the organization

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr of voter fraud

Does Kennedy also plan to ‘thumb has nose at the law’ as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services? asked the head of the organization

www.independent.co.uk

Then the best thing would be to not confirm his ridiculous butt.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Trump nominee RFK Jr. accused of voter fraud

Watchdog group Accountable.US filed a complaint against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alleging that he committed felony voter fraud in the 2024 general election. The complaint points out that the Democrat-...

www.dailykos.com

 

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Trump nominee RFK Jr. accused of voter fraud

Watchdog group Accountable.US filed a complaint against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alleging that he committed felony voter fraud in the 2024 general election. The complaint points out that the Democrat-...

www.dailykos.com

This should keep him from being confiirmed!

 

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Wisconsin Republicans pushing to make voter ID a constitutional requirement

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving quickly to place a measure on the April ballot that would enshrine the state’s already strict voter ID requirement into the state constitution.

apnews.com

 

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This should keep him from being confiirmed!

Along with all of the anti-vaccine talk, too.

 

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Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against City of Hazleton

Lawsuit alleges selection of at-large council members discriminates against Hispanic population

www.politicspa.com

 

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DeSantis Calls Special Elections for Florida Legislature Following Voter Lawsuit

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com