Something NO ONE brings up in the Crystal Mason case (Tarrant County, TX) is that she was only able to vote illegally, because the system didn’t flag her as inelligible and election workers didn’t know she was doing so. No one, including Crystal, knew this.
THIS should be fixed.
With ranked choice voting, elected officials can actually get things done. FairVote President @MeredithSumpter breaks it down.
Watch the full conversation here: https://t.co/nD7hVEKs1W
#RankedChoiceVoting makes it easier to cast an impactful ballot. Here's how voters are using it in Cambridge to rank several candidates who share their values. https://t.co/Ez3V8DZ3Y4
TO RECAP: @GregAbbott_TX refused to fully fund public schools in the last session unless the #txlege also voted to approve school vouchers, which would’ve then taken away funding.
So, Abbott never really wanted to fund public schools and is now trying to blame others for that.
❓Unchecked #misinformation from #civilsociety undermines credibility & threatens democratic discourse.
#Transparency & accountability are vital for upholding integrity in public debate & decision-making.
Read more on ‘GOODIE’ NGO’S fake News campaign👇
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Sadness can help you recover from a failure.
Anger prepares you to overcome an obstacle.
Anxiety helps you prepare for danger.
How to use the toolkit of unpleasant emotions (via @TAMU)
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This is where broader levels of civic engagement & education could make a huge difference.
If people knew the civic process was valued highly enough that the public would come down on them severely for doing things like threatening elected officials, it would happen a lot less.
It is one of our nation’s greatest tragedies that throughout history, we worked to find more ways to execute people than we have to find more ways for people to vote. #ThisIsAmerica
Alabama carried out its planned execution of the condemned inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday using nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial and widely-contested death penalty method used for the first time in the U.S. https://t.co/XzKrwU9uM0
We deserve a government that is reflective of our country. This #NationalRunForOfficeDay, join us and enter your candidate era to make a difference in your community and our country :ballot_box_with_ballot:
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We deserve a government that is reflective of our country. This #NationalRunForOfficeDay, join us and enter your candidate era to make a difference in your community and our country 🗳️
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AI is poised to transform our democratic systems, for good and ill. So we're gathering researchers, policymakers, and everyday Nebraskans to discuss harnessing these emerging technologies and mitigating their risks. https://t.co/34AUVVIPwx