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he/him | Former: | Senior Counsel to + | Special Counsel Washington, DCJoined January 2010
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Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas” is an under-appreciated staple of holiday bops.
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NEW: Arizona judge issues sanctions against Kari Lake's attorneys for bringing "frivolous claims" in a lawsuit brought by Lake and Mark Finchem that attempted to prohibit electronic voting machines in Arizona. The lawsuit was dismissed earlier this year.
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The Electoral Count Reform Act is one step we can take to help make sure something like January 6 never happens again. Let’s pass it by the end of the year.
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North Carolina’s Republican state legislature is pushing an unconstitutional power grab that could destroy the checks and balances that make our democracy work. I’m part of a broad coalition of Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, and progressives who are fighting back.
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— “This picture was taken in October 1987, a few months after Nancy Pelosi was elected. I was a 22 year old non-heterosexual navigating adulthood during the AIDS plague while hiding my private life from the and the people I served … continued ▶️ shorturl.at/ikmAV
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“You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.”—Pat Schroeder
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Donald Trump running for President again? I was the one walking over broken glass at 4 a.m. after the Jan. 6th insurrection with pages carrying the mahogany boxes of electoral ballots. Democracy prevailed that day.
We will not go backwards and descend into his chaos again.
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Marriage equality should be codified into law. Full stop.
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Democracy won, y’all. Democracy won.
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Senate Democrats will retain the majority and keep the gavel. 🇺🇸
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blue skies ahead
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happy sunday evening, dc
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hazy and humid in november in dc 😵💫
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The Federalist No. 57 (James Madison)
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I miss John Lewis, American hero.
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“The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it.”—Rep. John Lewis
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When hundreds of candidates running for office are unwilling to accept the results of the 2020 election, we have a problem. Make no mistake: democracy is on the ballot
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it was a perfect saturday
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Democracy is on the ballot this November. Do not sit this election out.
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The Select Committee has laid out the multi-part plan led by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election.
Today, the committee will present new testimony, never-before-seen footage, and more details about the ongoing threat to American democracy.
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My first piece for with updates on the threat landscape election officials/workers are facing and some recs before Election Day and before ‘24
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We are *one* country electing *one* Congress this November under 50 different state election codes.
Whether you can vote-by-mail or vote early or register on election day shouldn't depend on your zip code.
There ought to be basic national standards for access to the ballot.
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20 states + DC have approved AVR, according to the .
27 states + DC have no-excuse absentee voting (and another 8 automatically mail voters their ballots), according to .
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Every eligible American should be automatically registered to vote at 18 and vote-by-mail if they so choose.
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Coming out was the hardest thing I've done. It was also the most freeing experience of my life. I thank my lucky stars for heroes who blazed the trail. Whatever your timeline & terms, it's your story & your life—just know you're not alone. You are loved! #NationalComingOutDay
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Spotting lots of “regulate guns, not women” yard signs down here in Atlanta.
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Only five weeks left until Election Day! Before you make your way to the polls, be sure to check your state’s voter registration deadline and ensure that you are fully prepared to cast your ballot this November. Learn more: eac.gov/vote #NVEW #trustedinfo2022
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Join us tonight at 8 pm ET // 5 pm PT for a webinar on #YouthVotingRights and advocacy.
We can’t wait to see you! RSVP here >>
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Remember, poll workers are vital for a free/fair election in November. A new generation of diverse poll workers is being recruited & trained. Read about it in my new column. And it has good insight from commissioner .
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sun twitter in DC is about to be lit
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Justice Jackson tells the Alabama solicitor general that the Framers of the 14th Amendment did NOT intend it to be “race neutral or race blind,” so taking race into account to protect minority voting rights is perfectly constitutional. Progressive originalism at work.
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One of best moments in argument today. KBJ: “We're talking about situation in which race has already infused the voting system. So can you help me understand why you think that world of race-blind redistricting is really starting point in this situation?”
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I am in awe of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during oral argument in this voting rights case. She is brilliant, incisive, and persuasive. It’s clear she’s educating her colleagues and counsel for Alabama.
. made the right choice. #MerrillvMilligan
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Nearly 40 friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed, according to the —and you can glean a lot from the ’s annotated guide to all of those briefs here:
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has a summary of the consolidated cases here:
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Good morning from SCOTUS, which will hear a case on whether Alabama’s Congressional maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits election practices that result in denial or abridgement of the right to vote based on race, color, or language minority status.
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Georgia's new voting law made it so that election officials can't send out mail-in ballots until 29 days before election day (used to be 49 days). At this point in the 2018 general, 10,095 people had voted in the state. This year, just 138 people have voted early so far.
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