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TAKE ACTION for VOTING RIGHTS – Please do one or more of these actions:
Defending Democracy in a Period of Far-Right Insurrection w/ Leonard Zeskind and Devin Burghart - September 23rd @ 5 pm PT – Register @ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pL1afA7lQ7OGjfJv_142gw
Democracy in the News Links:
Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/us/politics/trump-dominion-voting.html
Memo shows Trump lawyer's six-step plan for Pence to overturn the election - https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/politics/trump-pence-election-memo/index.html
Georgia criminal probe into Trump's attempts to overturn 2020 election quietly moves forward - https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/politics/georgia-probe-trump-election/index.html
Not much happened at the “Justice for J6” rally. But the far right’s focus is elsewhere. - https://www.vox.com/2021/9/19/22682438/trump-justice-for-j6-rally-far-right-elections
Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers approve wide-ranging subpoenas for personal information of 2020 voters - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/15/pennsylvania-gop-election-probe-subpoena-trump/
Fact check: No evidence 'lost votes' or 'ghost votes' affected Arizona's election outcome - https://sports.yahoo.com/fact-check-no-evidence-lost-194031345.html
Maricopa County and Arizona GOP-led Senate reach agreement after months of partisan sparring over 2020 ballots - https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/politics/maricopa-county-state-senate-agreement/index.html
Trump won these counties big. His supporters question the results there, too. - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-won-these-counties-big-his-supporters-question-results-there-n1278653
Nevada GOP Senate candidate threatens election lawsuits — 14 months before anybody votes -https://www.salon.com/2021/09/21/nevada-senate-candidate-threatens--14-months-before-anybody-votes/
‘It’s spreading’: Phony election fraud conspiracies infect midterms - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/20/election-fraud-conspiracies-infect-midterms-512783
Some Republicans Fear Tighter Election Rules Could Boomerang on the Party - https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-republicans-fear-tighter-election-rules-could-boomerang-on-the-party-11631977200
Special Report: Backers of Trump's false fraud claims seek to control next elections - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/backers-trumps-false-fraud-claims-seek-control-next-us-elections-2021-09-22/
Disinformation May Be the New Normal, Election Officials Fear - https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/09/21/disinformation-may-be-the-new-normal-election-officials-fear
Harassed and Harangued, Poll Workers Now Have a New Form of Defense - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/us/election-workers-legal-aid.html
The Election-Reform Bill That Might Just Save Our Democracy - https://www.thebulwark.com/the-election-reform-bill-that-might-just-save-our-democracy/
S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2747
The Freedom to Vote Act - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/freedom-vote-act
A Comprehensive Look at the Freedom To Vote Act - https://campaignlegal.org/update/comprehensive-look-freedom-vote-act
Freedom to Vote – Key Findings - Policies in the Freedom to Vote Act have widespread support. - https://ecuactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Freedom-to-Vote-Poll-SEPT-2021-1.pdf
Democrats' 'bold' new attempt at bipartisan voting rights reform is failing to win over Manchin's GOP allies - https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-voting-rights-efforts-foreshadow-future-partisan-breakdowns-2021-9
Why Did Senate Democrats Strip Ethics Reform From Their Voting Rights Bill? - https://newrepublic.com/article/163684/ethics-reform-voting-rights-manchin
Bipartisan Groups Urge Congress to Curb Executive Branch Power - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-22/bipartisan-groups-urge-congress-to-curb-executive-branch-power
The Protecting Our Democracy Act - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D_ADSBqrV5eFcfnts3c8XELLt0xfFwvIT_c-FIpAKw8/edit
Tennessee attorney general joins opposition to John Lewis Voting Rights Act - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/15/tennessee-attorney-general-slatery-opposes-john-lewis-voting-rights-act/8350136002/
N.C. Judges Strike Down A Voter ID Law They Say Discriminates Against Black Voters - https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038354159/n-c-judges-strike-down-a-voter-id-law-they-say-discriminates-against-black-voter
CLC Wins State Voting Rights Act Case in Historic Settlement - https://campaignlegal.org/update/clc-wins-state-voting-rights-act-case-historic-settlement
In a changing Texas, Republicans will begin redistricting with more freedom to draw their maps - https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-redistricting-preclearance/
Indiana Redistricting Plan Criticized as Aiding Republicans - https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2021-09-16/indiana-redistricting-plan-criticized-as-aiding-republicans
Newly approved Ohio district map 'falls far below what's considered to be fair,' lawsuit likely - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/15/ohio-redistricting-commission-faces-wednesday-deadline-statehouse-maps/8331768002/
NCGOP vows transparency as redistricting process kicks into gear - https://abc11.com/north-carolina-redistricting-nc-gerrymandering-what-is/11022828/
2 Parties, 2 Maps: Democrats and Republicans Squabble on Redistricting - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/nyregion/redistricting-maps-ny.html
Oregon legislature on the brink as Democrats push gerrymandered maps - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/573264-oregon-legislature-on-the-brink-as-democrats-push-gerrymandered-maps?rl=1
Slicing up Liberal Cities Becomes Go-To Redistricting Strategy - https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/09/22/slicing-up-liberal-cities-becomes-go-to-redistricting-strategy
Feds Have Lots of Questions About These GOP Donations - https://www.thedailybeast.com/spike-in-gop-small-dollar-donations-draws-federal-scrutiny
This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/climate/manchin-climate-biden.html
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/business/accounting-firms-tax-loopholes-government.html
Public Campaign Funding Gains Steam to Counter Big Donors’ Sway - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-16/u-s-elections-public-campaign-funding-catches-on-in-cities-states
Justice Dept. Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Roe v. Wade - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/us/politics/justice-department-mississippi-abortion.html
Reversing precedent is rare, but the Supreme Court may do it on abortion - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/supreme-court-abortion
Supreme Court job approval sinks to all-time low, poll shows - https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/572471-supreme-court-job-approval-sinks-to-all-time-low-poll-shows?rl=1
Facebook’s algorithms fueled foreign propaganda campaigns in 2020. Here’s how algorithms can manipulate you. - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/Media/facebook-algorithm
Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election, internal report shows - https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/16/1035851/facebook-troll-farms-report-us-2020-election/
Facebook keeps researching its own harms — and burying the findings - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/16/facebook-files-internal-research-harms/
How Social Media Companies Intensify U.S. Political Polarization - https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/how-social-media-companies-intensify-us-political-polarization
National Institute foe Civil Discourse - https://nicd.arizona.edu/
Living Room Conversations - https://livingroomconversations.org/
Citizen University - https://citizenuniversity.us/
CIVICS SECURES DEMOCRACY ACT – Toolkit - https://sites.google.com/icivics.org/supportcivics
Election Audits – What are the best options? Links:
Center for Tech & Civic Life – Post-Election Audits – VIDEOS - https://www.techandciviclife.org/course/post-election-audits/
Post-Election Audits – National Conference of State Legislatures - https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/post-election-audits635926066.aspx
Post-Election Audits – Verified Voting - https://verifiedvoting.org/audits/
POST ELECTION: AUDITS & RECOUNTS - https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/post-election-audits-recounts
Risk-Limiting Audit Methods - https://verifiedvoting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RLA-Methods.pdf
Principles and Best Practices for Post-Election Tabulation Audits - https://electionaudits.org/files/Audit%20Principles%20and%20Best%20Practices%202018.pdf
MEANINGFUL ELECTION AUDITS - https://www.electiondefense.org/election-audits
NASS Task Force on Vote Verification – Post-Election Audit Report - https://www.nass.org/member-resources/nass-task-force-vote-verification-report
US Justice Department Warns States Over Post-Election Audits - https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_us-justice-department-warns-states-over-post-election-audits/6208863.htm