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"Seems like Republicans don't want people to vote...wonder what they are worried about." http://ow.ly/Al4T30pvJzj
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Absolutely. This is a result of Supreme Court gutting the VRA. Learn more about these polling place closures in
@civilrightsorg’s#DemocracyDiverted report at http://democracydiverted.org . Our@VotingIsLocal campaign has helpful new report on vote centers too: http://bit.ly/vote-centers https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1235015263264759808 …
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Reminder: Our sister organization released a major voting rights report that found 1,688 polling place closures in areas with a history of voting discrimination – areas that were formerly covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act: http://democracydiverted.org
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While there are justifiable reasons for closing polling places, the sheer scale of closures identified since Shelby County v. Holder, coupled with other, more nakedly racially discriminatory actions to deny voting rights to people of color, demand a response.
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Blaming polling place closures on a civil rights law – the Americans with Disabilities Act – is an alarming trend and needs to stop. That’s one important finding in our sister org's
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Here's one conclusion: Congress MUST restore the Voting Rights Act, reactivate Section 5, and strengthen its other provisions that require elected officials to seek the input of communities of color and provide notice of any polling place change for any reason.
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REPORT: Since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, 1,688 polling places have been closed in areas with a history of voting discrimination that were formerly covered by Section 5 of the VRA. Read more in the new
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#WednesdayWisdom: Congress must fully restore the Voting Rights Act. Our sister organization’s new#DemocracyDiverted report shows why: http://democracydiverted.org -
Failure to do so will only lead to more of the same: a democracy for some, but not for all. Read our sister organization’s report –
#DemocracyDiverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote – here: http://bit.ly/PollClosures pic.twitter.com/viB0H5PqDl
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Our sister org’s
#DemocracyDiverted report found that 1,688 polling places closed since 2012 in areas with a history of voting discrimination (and formerly covered by Section 5 of the VRA). Efforts like#Plus1ThePolls are critical. The ballot must be accessible to ALL voters.https://twitter.com/MTVNEWS/status/1230549425694609409 …Polling places across the country are disappearing, but it shouldn't be hard to make your voice heard. That's why we're teaming up with@alliance4youth,@CampusVote, and@SLSVCoalition for#Plus1ThePolls
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Ensuring that everyone is able to cast a ballot without undue burden is a fight I'll take up every day I'm in Congress. RT to support
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AUDIO: Civil Rights Experts Discuss Poll Closure Epidemic, Demand Congress Restore Voting Rights Now w/
@civilrightsorg@vanitaguptaCR@NAACP_LDF@johnscusick@NDRNadvocates@MichelleVotes@ACLUofGA @Sean_J_Young@TXCivilRights https://civilrights.org/edfund/2019/09/10/audio-civil-rights-experts-discuss-poll-closure-epidemic-demand-congress-restore-voting-rights-now/ …#DemocracyDiverted -
Reps
@JoeNeguse &@ColinAllredTX are 2 of 9 new Black members of Congress elected to the House last November. I'm excited to join them for a conversation TODAY on the power of youth turnout, voter registration,@civilrightsorg's#DemocracyDiverted report and more. See you there! pic.twitter.com/ESBOnNNcHZ
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@vanitaguptaCR: "BREAKING:@civilrightsorg’s sister org just released a major new voting rights report. The analysis found 1,688 polling […]"#DemocracyDiverted https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1171416573950812162.html … See you soon.
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We need to restore fair, equal voting rights in our nation! Watch today's testimony on
@civilrightsorg's#DemocracyDiverted reported https://twitter.com/civilrightsorg/status/1171446853293862921 …
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Tune in now to
@HouseJudiciary hearing today featuring testimony from voting rights advocates@DerrickNAACP@vanitaguptaCR@dale_e_ho@myrna_perez_ and Natalie Landreth from@NDNrights#DemocracyDiverted https://twitter.com/NewGAProject/status/1171426917930688512 … -
This report offers a stark glimpse of what voter suppression looks like in the aftermath of
#Shelby.@HRC stands with@civilrightsorg & our partners in demanding action from Congress to protect the bedrock of our democracy — the right to vote.#DemocracyDiverted https://twitter.com/vanitaguptaCR/status/1171416573950812162 …
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Thank you to Congressmen
@JoeNeguse &@ColinAllredTX for inviting me to join them for a conversation on engaging our democracy! I got to talk about the power of youth turnout, voter registration, and@civilrightsorg's recent#DemocracyDiverted report.#CBCFALC19pic.twitter.com/tueGEGMts9
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