Absentee ballot deadlines for all 50 states. Get your ballot now. Don't miss the deadline
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Ari Berman30 states require mail ballots to be received by Election Day
In other states your ballot can be postmarked by Election Day & received after, but check the dates
At this point it's safest to drop off ballot or vote in person in most states
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Welcome to MapMyVote.org! We will be providing the information you need to make sure your vote by mail ballot gets to the right place at the right time so that it will be COUNTED! Check back often …
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Ari BermanFor voters in AZ FL GA IA KY MI MN NV NC PA TX WI this is a great site to see where you can drop you mail ballot off
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A Bush v. Gore 2.0 crisis just became much more likely.
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Ari BermanInsanely gerrymandered GOP state legislatures pass new restrictions on voting & SCOTUS says can't challenge rigged maps
Lower courts make it easier to vote & SCOTUS says defer to gerrymandered state legislatures
This is what rigged system looks like
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Ari BermanIn chilling opinion yesterday Brett Kavanaugh signaled he's willing to help Trump delegitimize election & throw out mail ballots cast heavily by Dems
Kavanaugh & Barrett worked on Florida 2000 recount for Bush & could do Bush v Gore 2.0 for Trump
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GOP efforts to make it harder to vote have motivated Democrats to cast ballots in record numbers.
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Ari BermanI spend lots of time writing about all ways voting is being suppressed. So here’s a hopeful story: we could be seeing a backlash to GOP suppression in states like TX & GA, with voters turning out in record numbers to defend their right to vote from attack
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Ari BermanHuge turnout from Dems & voters of color in states like TX & GA may be evidence GOP voter suppression backfiring on Republicans & motivating record early voting from targets of suppression. If so, this would be one of most hopeful stories of 2020
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In an interview, the recently crowned N.B.A. champion addressed his latest political push: combating misinformation among Black communities before Election Day.
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Ari Berman.@KingJames voting rights group @morethanavote has recruited more than 40,000 new poll workers in Black communities in partnership with @NAACP_LDF. Really good news for voting rights
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The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up vote-by-mail on the fly without enough voter education.
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Ari Berman1 out of every 5 requests for mail ballots is being rejected in Pennsylvania
Of all the battleground states PA is at highest risk of major disenfranchisement
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Learn about the 2020 Census - how to respond, and why it matters. Shape your future. START HERE.
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Ari BermanVery important: you have until 6 AM ET Friday to fill out 2020 Census. Please do it if you haven’t already & spread word
Census determines $1.5 trillion federal funding, how districts drawn, how many House seats & Electoral College votes states receive
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In 2000, when the GOP liked mail-in ballots, she defended them. Now she could strike them down.
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Ari BermanNew: Amy Coney Barrett defended Bush-Cheney during 2000 Florida recount when Republicans illegally altered 1000s of mail ballot request forms for GOP voters
If GOP lost cases Gore would’ve been president
Now she could do Bush v Gore 2.0 for Trump
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"With the death of my mother, I'm angry and outraged at [Miller]."
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Ari BermanStephen Miller’s grandmother died of covid in July @DavidCornDC reported. Her son couldn’t visit her when she died at nursing home
“I’m angry & outraged at Miller directly & the administration he has devoted his energy to supporting” Miller’s uncle said
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Republicans are doing all they can to preserve their power at the expense of the democratic process.
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Ari BermanIt begins: SCOTUS reinstates South Carolina witness signature requirement for mail ballots, which is insane restriction on voting during pandemic & social distancing
This is one of 29 ways GOP making it harder to vote motherjones.com/politics/2020/…twitter.com/lawrencehurley…
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In most states, you must register before you can vote. Select your state from the drop down menu. Click here for a National Mail Voter Registration Form (need U.S. address).
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Ari BermanVery important: Oct 4 is last day to register to vote in Alaska & Rhode Island & Oct 5 is last day to register in AZ, AR, FL, GA, KY, IN, LA, MS, OH, SC, TN & TX
Register or check your registration here nass.org/can-i-vote/reg…pic.twitter.com/OLuyiKQMIr
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Ari Berman🚨🚨Today (Oct 4) is last day to register to vote in Alaska & Rhode Island & tomorrow Oct 5 is last day to register in AZ, AR, FL, GA, KY, IN, LA, MS, OH, SC, TN & TX
Register or check your registration here nass.org/can-i-vote/reg…
Please spread the word pic.twitter.com/vZnj3xbfmR
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Ari BermanVery important: Today (Oct 5) is last day to register to vote in:
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Indiana
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Register here & spread the word nass.org/can-i-vote/reg…pic.twitter.com/lF2aPLIVCh
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Ari BermanAttn: Oct 5, six days from tonight, is last day to register to vote in AZ, AR, FL, GA, KY, IN, LA, MS, OH, SC, TN & TX
If you're mad as hell after watching this debate, make sure you're registered & go vote in record numbers votesaveamerica.com/register/pic.twitter.com/Oq3z6EIREf
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Ari BermanImportant: You have 5 days left to register to vote if you live in AZ, AR, FL, GA, KY, IN, LA, MS, OH, SC, TN & TX. Deadline to register is October 5. Many other states have deadlines soon
Please spread the word & register/check your registration here votesaveamerica.com/register/pic.twitter.com/ckfVONM2cd
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Kanter pleaded guilty to mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1341, based on his submission of bills to Medicare for non-compliant therapeutic shoes and shoe inserts. Due to his felony conviction, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm under both federal and...
Trump says he expects the high court to decide the 2020 election — and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore
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Ari BermanAmy Coney Barrett, John Roberts & Brett Kavanaugh all worked on George W. Bush‘s legal team during 2000 recount in Florida & worked to stop votes from being counted
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His attacks on the Postal Service and the census are laying the groundwork to steal the election.
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Ari BermanTrump's plan to rig election crystal clear:
1. Undermine free & fair voting
2. Refuse to accept results if loses
3. Rely on courts to disqualify enough ballots to keep him in office
4. Have GOP legislatures subvert will of voters if all else fails
motherjones.com/politics/2020/…pic.twitter.com/fBSjQuB8bd
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The Republican and former college football coach stumbled when asked his position on the landmark 1965 civil rights law.
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Ari BermanDoug Jones prosecuted klansman who killed 4 little girls in Birmingham
His opponent Tommy Tuberville doesn’t even know what the Voting Rights Act is
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A ruling mandating Floridians pay fines before voting is only the latest way judges have made it harder to access the ballot.
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Ari BermanMcConnell won’t fund USPS or help states run elections or restore Voting Rights Act or prevent foreign election interference
But Senate confirmed 5 more Trump judges this week so GOP states can enact new voter suppression. This is whole ballgame for them
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Ari BermanMcConnell won’t fund USPS or help states run elections or restore Voting Rights Act or prevent foreign election interference but Senate GOP voting to confirm EIGHT more Trump judges this week. They’re packing courts to make it harder to vote
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“There’s no intention to do that,” DeJoy testified. “They’re not needed.”
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Ari BermanTestimony today confirms DeJoy's big announcement of halting USPS sabotage was total farce. He's not reversing major changes that have already undermined USPS before election, including removing more than 600 mail sorting machines, many in key swing states
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Ari Berman🚨🚨 Louis DeJoy testified today that more than 600 mail sorting machines removed by USPS under his leadership won't be reinstalled. That includes:
59 in FL
58 in TX
34 in OH
30 in PA
26 in MI
15 in NC
12 in VA
12 in WI
11 in GA
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Ari BermanTo be clear, mail sorting machines have been removed across country, not just in swing states. California has highest # of removals (76) and every state except Alaska had machines removed. Full data embedded in my story
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