Uruj Sheikh

Civil Rights Lawyer | @EJW_org Fellow at @naacp_ldf | Opinions are mine

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Police violence is a systemic problem in the US – and it happens on a scale far greater than other wealthy nations.

Is this how police in the 'land of the free' should act?

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

LDF and other civil and voting rights groups sent a letter informing Alabama officials that the state’s voter purge program, targeting individuals previously issued noncitizen identification numbers, violates the National Voter Registration Act.
https://t.co/6IZvTAF1dU

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

ALABAMA: Are you prepared to cast your ballot today?

Polls are open from 7 AM - 7 PM.

Here's everything you need to know about the Congressional District 2 Primary Runoff Election ⬇️
https://t.co/VsZ2Fwzrkd

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

POLLS ARE OPEN!

If you have a primary runoff election in your county, it's time to head to the polls!

Questions or concerns while voting? Call our election protection hotline at ☎️866-OUR-VOTE☎️

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

We owe a great debt to the civil rights leaders and demonstrators in Selma, Alabama who put their lives on the line to secure the right to vote. It is because of their fierce courage and determination that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. #SOTU

https://t.co/6M7Lp50sID

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

We urge social media companies like Meta to devote resources to training, testing, and the development of procedures to address this issue so that an outage like this doesn't happen again in November.

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

Tuesday's social media outage didn't just affect our scrolling habit, it hindered our election protection work.

Social media is a critical tool for non-partisan voting rights organizations to get information out about polling locations and hours. 🧵👇https://t.co/a1SZ26OU53

[Uruj Sheikh @UrujShake]

@ChadAChavez @chadAChavez We'd like to hear more information about this issue and try to resolve it. Please contact 866-OUR-VOTE to report it. Thank you!

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

🚨 ATTENTION VOTERS: Extended voting at Brighton Senior Citizen's Center in Jefferson county until 9:30PM. All voters being served by the Center, located at 3810 7th Ave, will have 2 1/2 additional hours to cast ballots. Issues or questions while voting? Call 866-OUR-VOTE

[Uruj Sheikh @UrujShake]

Voters in #Alabama: Brighton Senior Citizen's Center will be open until 9:30pm tonight! Make sure your vote is counted!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

ALABAMA PRECINCT UPDATE: Extended voting at Brighton Senior Citizen's Center until 9:30PM. All voters being served by the Center, located at 3810 7th Ave, will have 2 1/2 additional hours to cast ballots.

Issues or questions? Call 866-OUR-VOTE https://t.co/VsZ2Fwzrkd

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

Let’s get out there and vote! Polls are open from 7AM-7PM today. Find your polling location here: https://t.co/88W1kb1nqc

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

The primary is right around the corner but we stay ready!

Save and share this post and make sure you and your people are registered to vote this election year.

Get ready to vote here: https://t.co/NQ1fyKwcrq

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, as even Chief Justice Roberts recognized in his dissent in our Alabama case, prevents state legislatures from packing and cracking Black voters in particular in a way to dilute their voting power. - Kathryn Sadavisan, LDF Assistant Counsel

[Uruj Sheikh @UrujShake]

@ACLUAlabama Stay in line folks! #alabama #alpolitics #ElectionDay2022

[ACLU of Alabama @ACLUAlabama]

Remember your rights while voting. 🗳️

– If the polls close while you’re still in line, stay in line — you have the right to vote.
– If you make a mistake on your ballot, you can ask for a new one.
– If machines are down at your polling place, you can ask for a paper ballot.

[Dillon Nettles @Dylawn4]

Alabama, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Know your rights as you head to the polls today! If you encounter any issues or notice any form of intimidation or discrimination at the polls, please contact 1-866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683)! #alpolitics

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

ALABAMA Voters: If you are listed as an inactive voter, you have *not* been removed from the list of registered voters. Unless you moved outside your county, you are eligible to vote today! Call 866-OUR-VOTE to find out how.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Being prepared to vote means knowing your voting rights and reporting voter intimidation when you see it. We have voting rights attorneys on hand to help and protect your vote.

Visit https://t.co/44G0U4Mb9m or call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to report voter suppression.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Lee County, Florida, used to have 97 voting sites. Today, there are just 13 locations. All of them are in predominately white communities.

LDF intervened last month asking for voting sites in Dunbar, a predominately Black community.

https://t.co/bupeFrgm9B

[Maya Wiley @mayawiley]

2 #Trump appointees thought AL gerrymandering out a 2nd Black Congressional distr was a clear case of violating #votingrights because precedent was clear. If #SCOTUS departs from decades of precedent, like it did in Dobbs it finishes it’s destruction of the Voting Rights Act.