Let's talk about how we can use digital advancements to expand access instead of trying to manufacture excuses to limit access. (2/2)
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We seem to have traveled back to a dark place in our nation’s history when it was both legal and common to limit access to polling places.
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@HouseGOP, despite so many opportunities to move forward we’re rolling backward.#votingrights1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Since 2010, 22 states have passed laws that make it more difficult for Americans to vote.
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#VoterID laws disproportionately impact communities of color, women, seniors, students, and low income individuals.#votingrights1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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The
#VotingRightsAct, which had previously curtailed dangerous voting restrictions was gutted in 2013 by the Supreme Court.#VRA1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Between 2002 and 2005, the
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In that time frame, hundreds of millions of votes were cast yet only 38 cases were brought to trial (2/3)
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And only one involved impersonation fraud, which is what photo ID laws protect against. (3/3)
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Recently, a professor at the Loyal University Law School has tracked every allegation of voter fraud since 2000 (1/2)
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The professor found just 31 cases of impersonation. That is 31 ballots out of more than ONE BILLION cast. (2/2) #votingrights
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The fact of the matter is the kind of intentional, shady voter fraud these laws are based in simply doesn’t exist.
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@HouseGOP, of the many tasks this body has, protecting, expanding, and strengthening the right to vote should be one of our priorities.0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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