Michelle KanterCohen

Voting rights advocate. Policy Director & Senior Counsel at Fair Elections Center. Tweets are my own.

[ACLU of Florida @ACLUFL]

"There is nothing inhibiting people from registering today," Gov. DeSantis said today, except a catastrophic hurricane barrelling toward Tampa Bay, as it recovers from Hurricane Helene last week.

[ACLU of Florida @ACLUFL]

Floridians who are recovering from Hurricane Helene and preparing for Hurricane Milton have been denied an extension to register to vote past today's preset deadline.

Let Florida vote.

[Leslie Proll @LeslieProll]

The correct decision, of course. The dangerous narrative that ineligible voters en masse are somehow all of sudden trying to participate in our electoral system should not be endorsed anywhere, by courts or elected officials. This is voter fraud myth for 2024 & it needs to stop.

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

Congrats to my @fairerelections colleagues and our friends at @lwvaz !#votingrights #AZ makes voting unnecessarily complicated.

[Mountain Mama @FreyaEvenstar]

@MsMalarkey24 @Fritschner "Heritage Foundation threatening a “second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be” sounds an awful lot like a rapist telling his victim "just don't fight it, you'll only make me hurt you more and it'll be your fault".😡

[The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg]

We are united for our democracy and the protections it affords all of us to express our beliefs and to live free of hate and violence. We believe our colleges and universities must do the same. Read our statement from our president and CEO @mayawiley: https://t.co/1a9wbE4lRH

[League of Women Voters of the US @LWV]

The League responds to the House Administration Committee hearing on non-citizen voting.
"False and misleading information about our election system is being presented by Congress in an attempt to undermine voter confidence ahead of November."

Read more: https://t.co/p8IpjiBZe0

[Marc Levy @timelywriter]

The Pennsylvania House has passed legislation, 102-99, to allow counties to begin processing mail-in ballots up to seven days before Election Day. Currently, counties can't start processing mail-in ballots until Election Day.

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

Excited to be participating today in this conference at ⁦@UVALaw⁩’s ⁦@karshcenter⁩

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

The 2022 legislation, which required extra checks based on a “reason to believe” a person was not a citizen, echoed rules in the Jim Crow South designed to keep Black voters from casting a ballot by allowing registrars to arbitrarily question them.

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

Proud to work on this #votingrights case in #AZ on behalf of @WeAreCPLC and @PoderLatinx. On Thursday, the court struck down a provision that would have allowed officials to subject naturalized citizens to extra citizenship checks based on mere suspicion or bias. 🧵

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

Proud to work on this #votingrights case in #AZ on behalf of @WeAreCPLC and @PoderLatinx. On Thursday, the court struck down a provision that would have allowed officials to subject naturalized citizens to extra citizenship checks based on mere suspicion or bias. 🧵

[Fair Elections Center @fairerelections]

An Arizona court struck down parts of state law requiring election officials to investigate the citizenship of Arizona voters — a win for naturalized voters across the state. 🎉 ⚖️

Read more about our battle for voting rights in Arizona: https://t.co/1wWEENTmpq

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

My thoughts are with my friends at the @LWV at this difficult time.

[League of Women Voters of the US @LWV]

It's with profound sadness that the League announces the passing of our esteemed president, Dr. Deborah Ann Turner. The staff, board, & Leagues from across the country mourn this loss, & our thoughts are with Dr. Turner’s family during this difficult time. https://t.co/nThuIoMfLD

[League of Women Voters of the US @LWV]

LWV president, the late Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, shared many moments of wisdom throughout her nearly four-year tenure.

We hope these words will inspire you as we continue Dr. Turner's legacy to empower voters and defend democracy.
https://t.co/RSGDpITuV7

[Marlee Matlin @MarleeMatlin]

Never forget. #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay

[REV UP Virginia @RevUpVA]

So excited to have many new voters getting registered!

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

@sophlin229 @ACLU @dale_e_ho Congratulations!

[Lia Merivaki (Ph.D.) @liamerivaki]

I love to see this. A couple states *still* have only paper based registration.
But even in states with OVR, many voters use paper to register, esp. during registration drives.
Training is important because paper forms --> rejected regs.

[National Voter Registration Day @NatlVoterRegDay]

ALL 👏 OF 👏 THEM 👏

[Michelle KanterCohen @MichelleKCvotes]

Before 2022 I had to tell students who were still registered at their family home hours away from campus that they couldn’t vote because the registration deadline had passed.💔Now registration goes through Election Day so we can just make sure people know where to go vote! 🗳️

[League of Women Voters of the US @LWV]

Take a look at the impact of same-day voter registration in Virginia. @LWVVA
https://t.co/4hkfx1DGTQ

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Three kids and three officials gunned down in yet another mass shooting.

And what are GOP officials focused on?

Punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peaceful protesters calling for action.

It's shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent.