Vote count and election integrity

Technology to counter voter suppression

Byte Back: Fight Republican Voter Suppression with better technology

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Voter suppression makes it harder for people to find out where, when and how to vote. Fight back with technology. Republican voter suppression dirty tricks:Reduce the number of polling locations forcing voters to travel further and wait longer in line to voteAnnounce polling locations with little lead timeChange polling locations at short notice creating confusion(“five …

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Follow the money to understand why Musk censors Twitter to help Erodgan

Why does Musk censor Twitter? Follow the money!

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“Musk bows to Turkey’s autocratic government, censors Twitter before critical election” – Popular Info “Elon Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” agreed to censor Twitter in Turkey on Saturday, the day before a critical election, at the request of the nation’s autocratic government. The decision is a sharp break from how Twitter responded to the …

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Plan campaigns better with a smart map

Campaign planning after redistricting in Virginia goes better with Smart Maps

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Political districts shuffled by redistricting? Plan your campaign better with a Smart Map. Andrea Miller is the founder of Center of Common Ground, a Coke drinker and veteran organizer based in Virginia. Andrea uses Smart Maps created with ArcGIS Online with data from VPAP and other sources to:– Make it easier for voters to find …

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GOP packed Supreme Court allows Republican racist gerrymandering

GOP packed Supreme Court delivers Congress to Republicans

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THE SUPREME COURT’S HANDS ARE ALL OVER THE ELECTION RESULTS  Republicans will owe their slim majority to the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court who authorized partisan gerrymandering and gutted the Voting Rights Act. – Paul Blumenthal in HuffPost Republican senators used the filibuster to block the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. – Brennan …

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Election recounts make sure all legitimate rules are followed in close races.

How do election recount rules apply to close races?

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A few close midterm races will determine which party will control Congress. What rules apply? When does a recount take place? Who requests it? Who pays for the recount? What are the key races where a recount may take place? How does ‘ballot curing’ relate to a recount? How can you help?Here are some answers, …

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Republicans attempt to silence voters and trash their votes

Mapping Republican attempts to trash votes. Count every vote!

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“Republicans are engaged in an aggressive effort to invalidate ballots in key states from legal voters.” We mapped just a few of the dozens of lawsuits Republicans have filed to silence voters and throw out valid votes using information from Popular Information and Democracy Docket. American democracy is at stake and it depends on each …

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Voter Suppression Academy Awards recognize GOP operatives dirty tricks to block Americans voting

Voter Suppression Academy Award nominations

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The Academy Awards recognizes creativity in films. The Voter Suppression Academy* awards recognizes Republican dirty tricks to prevent Americans voting. “It’s high time our voter suppression skills be recognized!”, demanded an anonymous GOP operative. “It isn’t easy to design hundreds of voter suppression dirty tricks and if it wasn’t for us, millions more Americans would …

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Corporate sponsored insurrection as companies donate to Republican National Committee.

Corporate sponsored insurrection

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Corporations fund Republicans claiming that the deadly Jan 6 insurrection was legitimate discourse. “Many corporations publicly condemned the Jan 6 insurrection and those lawmakers who voted against certification, and some pledged to no longer donate to their campaigns. But as time has passed, the condemnation from corporate America over January 6 and the Big Lie appears to be abating. Some of the corporations that pledged to …

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