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🚨VOTING RIGHTS VICTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA!
Learn about our latest voting rights victory in Pennsylvania.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that election officials are PROHIBITED from rejecting mail-in ballots based on signature comparison. Nor may a party "challenge based on signature analysis and comparisons."
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🚨 VOTING RIGHTS VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA!
Learn about our latest voting rights victory in North Carolina.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: The en banc Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules 12-3 to DENY Republicans effort to stay our favorable state court voting rights ruling.
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Why the US Supreme Court letting Pennsylvania's extended ballot deadline stand is one of its most important decisions this year
It could prevent thousands of votes from being rejected, but Barrett being on the court might have swayed the decision in the other direction.
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Marc E. Elias
More on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling:
"It will likely prevent hundreds to thousands of disproportionately Democratic ballots from being rejected for late arrival, a top reason mail-in ballots have been disqualified in primaries so far."
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Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit, border wall, but kept opposition private
Cornyn, who has held his Senate seat for 18 years, faces a challenge from Democrat MJ Hegar.
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Marc E. Elias
He knows he is going to lose. He is trying to save the tattered pieces of his reputation. It won't work. He will be remembered by history as a coward.
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Judge rejects GOP attempt to shut down early voting center in Delaware County
The voting center began operating Friday in Subaru Park in the Democratic city of Chester.
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Marc E. Elias
Republicans lose another voter suppression lawsuit. So far, the are batting .000 in these lawsuits to restrict voting rights.
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With Election Day looming, voting rights are still being decided in court. Here's what to know.
Both parties are claiming victory as dozens of voting lawsuits are being decided. Here's what's changed so far.
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Marc E. Elias
"In lawsuits that were brought by the Trump campaign and the RNC to try and change the rules to restrict access to voting, those have been uniformly unsuccessful.”
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Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.
The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard.
Ohio's quarter-mile early-voting lines? That's what voter suppression looks like | David Litt
The long lines are happening not by accident but design. Voters must stand up to defend our system of government
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Marc E. Elias
Blaming voters for the long lines they endure ignores the massive, intentional disparity in resources between the more & less populous parts of the state. Ohio’s politicians have made voting far easier for Republicans and far more difficult for Democrats.
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A Judge Ruled North Carolina Can Extend Its Deadline To Count Mail-In Ballots, Despite The Trump Campaign’s Objections
The judge ruled, however, that North Carolina absentee voters must still have a witness sign their ballots for them to be valid.
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Marc E. Elias
Headline says it all: "A Judge Ruled North Carolina Can Extend Its Deadline To Count Mail-In Ballots, Despite The Trump Campaign’s Objections."
Another victory over GOP voter suppression.
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Minnesota Receipt Deadline Intervention
Learn about our latest voting rights victory in Minnesota.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Minnesota federal court REJECTS Trump Presidential Electors challenge to our prior state court vote-by-mail consent decree victory!
Another victory for MN @ActiveRetirees, @DemocracyDocket, and ALL the voters of Minnesota.
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Graham declares that Black people ‘can go anywhere’ in South Carolina: ‘You just need to be conservative.’
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Marc E. Elias
“Today is another loss for Republican’s effort to make voting more difficult and a victory for democracy and the millions of Pennsylvania voters who will vote by mail.“
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🚨 VOTING RIGHTS VICTORY IN MINNESOTA!
Learn about our latest voting rights victory in Minnesota.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Minnesota's effort to postpone critical Minnesota US House Election.
A BIG victory for @AngieCraigMN and the voters of the 2nd Congressional District.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Republican application to halt U.S. Congressional election in Minnesota. MN-2 election will proceed.
Victory for @AngieCraigMN!
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You Have Rights as a Voter! Know them.
If you or someone you know is planning to vote in person, be prepared and know your rights. We all have the right to be heard in November.
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Marc E. Elias
Election Day is 27 days away! With in-person early voting already underway in a number of states, it’s important to understand your voting rights and know how to exercise them at the polls.
Check out @DemocracyDocket's Know Your Rights Guide👇
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Marc E. Elias
📖READ: The election is only days away. If you’re planning to vote in person—either early or on November 3rd—then it’s important to understand your voting rights and know how to exercise them at the polls.
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Two of These Mail Ballot Signatures Are by the Same Person. Which Ones?
How election officials vet voter signatures based on slants, sizes and loops.
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Marc E. Elias
The third of my #FourPillars to protect voting rights is: "Signature matching laws need to be reformed to protect voters."
Here is why👇
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🚨 VOTING RIGHTS VICTORY IN NEW JERSEY!
Learn about our latest voting rights victory in New Jersey.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Trump/GOP lawsuit to disrupt absentee voting in New Jersey.
We will continue to fight for the right to vote until the last ballot is counted!
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: New Jersey Federal Court GRANTS @DCCC motion to dismiss Trump lawsuit against mail-in voting.
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Volunteer
Get on the frontlines and help protect the vote this November!
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Marc E. Elias
🚨We're FOUR weeks from Election Day! We're working with Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations to ensure every voter can cast a ballot and have it count.
Sign up NOW to help fight voter suppression in your community and around the country!
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🚨 VOTING RIGHTS VICTORY IN IOWA!
Learn more about our latest voting rights victory in Iowa.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Iowa Court enters EMERGENCY STAY blocking GOP Secretary of State's directive that counties cannot send pre-filled absentee ballot applications.
A victory for @dscc @dccc and the thousands of voters otherwise at risk of disenfranchisement!
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Where We Are Litigating
Learn more about our voting rights cases.
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Marc E. Elias
States where we have active voting rights cases:
🗳️Arizona
🗳️Florida
🗳️Georgia
🗳️Iowa
🗳️Maine
🗳️Michigan
🗳️Minnesota
🗳️Missouri
🗳️Montana
🗳️North Carolina
🗳️New Hampshire
🗳️New Jersey
🗳️Nevada
🗳️South Carolina
🗳️Texas
🗳️Wisconsin
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Marc E. Elias
📅24 Days.
⚖️30 Cases.
🇺🇸13 States.
🥇37 Victories.
▶️Democracy is on the Docket.
@DemocracyDocket
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Voter Dashboards
Download your Voter Dashboard.
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Marc E. Elias
Looking for information about voting rules and laws in your state? Check out our voter dashboards.
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🚨 ALERT: WE JUST FILED A LAWSUIT IN TEXAS!
Learn about our latest voting rights lawsuit in Texas.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨BREAKING: Yesterday, the Governor of Texas ordered that there can only be one location in each county where voters can return their marked mail-in ballots by hand.
Tonight we filed a new federal lawsuit to block this latest ploy to suppress the vote.
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Marc E. Elias
🚨🗳️BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Gov. Abbott's order limiting counties to only one mail-in ballot drop-off location per county.
MAJOR voting rights victory for @DemocracyDocket Action Fund and the voters of Texas!
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