Democracy Happy Hour - June 10, 2020

Fix Democracy First hosts a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays @ 5-6pm PT. Grab a drink and join us and  learn about the latest democracy efforts, challenges, solutions, as well upcoming events and actions.

Recording from Wednesday, June 10th, 2020:

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Links from discussion:

Dark money’ overshadows 2020 election political ad spending - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/05/dark-money-20-political-ad-spending/

Waiting to Vote - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/waiting-vote

A perfect storm of election chaos is brewing - https://www.issueone.org/a-perfect-storm-of-election-chaos-is-brewing/

Election officials need to be prepared for the worst, report says - https://thefulcrum.us/voting/election-officials-need-to-be-prepared-for-the-worst-report-says

National Task Force on Election Crises - https://thefulcrum.us/voting/election-officials-need-to-be-prepared-for-the-worst-report-says

A young black reformer's prescription to help fix democracy - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/engaging-young-people

Tackling racism is a key to saving democracy - https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/matthew-rothschild-tackling-racism-is-a-key-to-saving-democracy/article_657e176f-96a0-5c0c-bab4-68c59d7fa6fe.html

Washington State Latinos Fight to Make Their Votes Matter – https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-05-27/civic-engagement/washington-state-latinos-fight-to-make-their-votes-matter/a70338-1?fbclid=IwAR02YYxlf_is4096wFsgQOi_mhIL5YDA96q4mRomFdHM1g56AieYksYoLRE

Preparing for Cyberattacks and Technical Problems During the Pandemic - https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Resiliency_Final_0.pdf

#ProtectOurVote - Share on Social Media - https://declarationforamericandemocracy.org/share/