Ari Berman
Author: Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America Writer: Speaking: [email protected]
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Absentee Ballot Deadlines - Vote.org
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Absentee ballot deadlines for all 50 states. Get your ballot now. Don't miss the deadline
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Ari Berman 30 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 82d
Map My Vote
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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 Berman For 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 83d
Brett Kavanaugh just laid out his plan to help Trump steal the election
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 83d 2 tweets
A Bush v. Gore 2.0 crisis just became much more likely.
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Ari Berman Insanely 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 83d
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Ari Berman In 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 83d
It looks like voter suppression is backfiring on Republicans
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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 Berman I 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 87d
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Ari Berman Huge 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 85d
LeBron James on Black Voter Participation, Misinformation and Trump
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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 . voting rights group has recruited more than 40,000 new poll workers in Black communities in partnership with . Really good news for voting rights 89d
Pa. has rejected 372,000 mail ballot applications, bewildering voters and straining elections staff
The Philadelphia Inquirer - https://www.inquirer.com 94d 2 tweets
The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up vote-by-mail on the fly without enough voter education.
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Ari Berman 1 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 94d
2020 Census | United States Census Bureau
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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 Berman Very 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 95d
Trump wants a repeat of Bush v. Gore. Amy Coney Barrett might make it happen.
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 99d 2 tweets
In 2000, when the GOP liked mail-in ballots, she defended them. Now she could strike them down.
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Ari Berman New: 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 99d
Stephen Miller's grandmother died of COVID-19. Her son blames the Trump administration.
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"With the death of my mother, I'm angry and outraged at [Miller]."
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Ari Berman Stephen Miller’s grandmother died of covid in July 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 104d
29 ways Trump and the GOP are making it harder for you to vote
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 105d 3 tweets
Republicans are doing all they can to preserve their power at the expense of the democratic process.
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Ari Berman It 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 105d
Register To Vote
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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 Berman Very 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 108d
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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 Please spread the word 106d
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Ari Berman Very 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 105d
Register to Vote
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Ari Berman Attn: 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 111d
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Ari Berman Important: 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 109d
Kanter v. Barr, No. 18-1478 (7th Cir. 2019)
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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...
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Ari Berman Barrett: 14th Amendment prevents convicted felons from voting but 2nd Amendment doesn't prevent them from owing guns 2 judges appointed by Reagan disagreed with her 114d
Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election
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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 Berman Amy 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 114d
2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics
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Ari Berman Stop saying GOP trying to confirm Barrett 38 days before election. Election happening RIGHT NOW 866,734 people have already voted - 261,000 in VA, 240,000 in NC, 170,000 in WI, 75,000 in MN, 36,000 in GA via 114d
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Ari Berman More than 4 million people have already voted in 2020 election VA - 714k FL - 700k WI - 487k NC - 386k MN - 336k MI - 318k GA - 262k Dems have returned nearly 2.5x more ballots than GOP so far in FL, IA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SD via 104d
Trump is trashing the Constitution to stay in power
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 117d 1 tweets
His attacks on the Postal Service and the census are laying the groundwork to steal the election.
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Ari Berman Trump'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 117d
A federal judge just said USPS delays were an "intentional effort" to undermine fair elections
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 122d 2 tweets
Louis DeJoy must reverse changes leading to widespread mail delays.
Alabama Senate Candidate Tommy Tuberville Struggles To Discuss Voting Rights Act
Igor Bobic - HuffPost 123d 4 tweets
The Republican and former college football coach stumbled when asked his position on the landmark 1965 civil rights law.
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Ari Berman Doug Jones prosecuted klansman who killed 4 little girls in Birmingham His opponent Tommy Tuberville doesn’t even know what the Voting Rights Act is 122d
Conservative judicial decisions keep boosting GOP voter suppression
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 129d 2 tweets
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 Berman McConnell 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 129d
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Ari Berman McConnell 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 126d
DeJoy says USPS won't reinstall more than 600 removed mail sorting machines
Ari Berman - Mother Jones 150d 8 tweets
“There’s no intention to do that,” DeJoy testified. “They’re not needed.”
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Ari Berman Testimony 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 150d
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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 150d
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Ari Berman To 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 150d