Protect Democracy Updates - October 10, 2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2024
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to suppress votes and stop voting rights bills like the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act from passing, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“America's democracy is under attack as the MAGA agenda seeks to undermine our democratic institutions, erode the rule of law, and strip away the rights that ensure every voice is heard and every vote counts. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
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Together, we can realize a democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us. For far too long, special interests, ultra-wealthy donors, and vote suppressors have dominated our politics and attempted to silence the voices of everyday Americans, especially in Black and Brown communities. The Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would help shift power away from bad actors and transfer it to “we the people.”
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Protect Democracy News Briefs - October 10, 2024
A North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Warns of a “Dark Day” for Voting Rights in Her State
Slate By Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern
When the North Carolina Supreme Court suspended early voting in September to let Robert F. Kennedy remove his name from the ballot after the deadline, its decision drew a nationwide outcry—much of it echoing an extraordinary dissent in the case authored by Justice Allison Riggs. One of just two Democrats on the seven-member court, Riggs bemoaned her colleagues’ “egregious and unjustified” interference with the election.
Freedom Summer voting rights pioneers reflect on project's legacy 60 years later
ABC News By Deena Zaru, Terri Martin
During the Jim Crow era, Black voters faced intimidation and violence. As advocates across the country rally to register voters ahead of November's 2024 presidential election, Leslie McLemore, the Rev. Rims Barber and Euvester Simpson – three of the remaining foot soldiers who championed the fight for voting rights in 1964 Mississippi – recall a time when registering Black voters cost some Americans their lives.
DOJ sues Alabama claiming names were removed from voter rolls after election deadline
USA Today by Kinsey Crowley
Voting rights groups accuse Alabama of discrimination Earlier in September, the Southern Poverty Law Center along with other voting rights groups sued Alabama on behalf of four individuals and several identity groups, saying they were unfairly targeted by the law.
Native Americans in Montana ask court for more in-person voting sites
ABC News By Matthew Brown
Prior efforts to secure Native American voting rights helped drive changes in recent years that expanded electoral access for tribal members in South Dakota and Nevada.
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Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
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