Democracy Happy Hour - May 27, 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, May 27th, 2020:

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Links from Wednesday, May 27th, 2020:

'Dark money' groups dodge reporting requirement innew regulations - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/26/dark-money-tax-283044‍

Vote-by-mail benefits neither party and is nearly fraud-free, new studies finds - https://thefulcrum.us/voting/vote-by-mail-studies

A Major Court Victory for Voting Rights in Florida - A state law forcing people with a past conviction to pay to vote is unconstitutional, a federal judge found - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/dirty-tricks-eight-falsehoods-could-undermine-2020-election 

Vote at Home Policy Actions:COVID-19 Response - https://www.voteathome.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NVAHI-50-State-Policy-Analysis.pdf

Vote Safe - https://votesafe.us/

Coalition Letter to Congress in Support of the CORE Act - https://www.citizen.org/article/coalition-letter-coreact/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3b6df1e1-5181-41ab-bda9-dd5280f6a77e

110 Bipartisan Leaders: Congress needs to reform itself in the wake of coronavirus - https://www.issueone.org/congress-needs-to-reform-itself-in-wake-of-coronavirus-write-110-members-of-issue-ones-reformers-caucus-in-usa-today/

Maintaining Legislative Continuity Through Emergencies - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/maintaining-legislative-continuity-through-emergencies