Jacob I. Wilson

HigherEd PhD candidate @UofA. @IowaStateU & @gwGSEHD alum. (he/him)

[Kathie Obradovich @KObradovich]

The Iowa House voted to require free-speech training in Iowa schools, then immediately passed a bill detailing 10 "divisive concepts" that would be forbidden from being taught in any government diversity training program. #ialegis https://t.co/tKYZttwQFV via @iowacapdispatch

[Charlotte Hill @hill_charlotte]

If it wasn't hard for you to register and vote, you're probably old. Working paper: https://t.co/ZrYVBuIyRf

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Arizona GOP state rep: "everybody shouldn't be voting...Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes as well."

This rhetoric is straight out of Jim Crow & very thing that was used to justify mass disenfranchisement of Black voters

https://t.co/LGRe90fIUJ

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

@jennaldell @Campus_Compact Thank you, Jenna, and I totally agree - there is so much potential for campuses to partner with election admins, community orgs to create a pipeline that connects students & young people to democracy work. @Campus_Compact's Census Fellows are another great example!

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Extremely helpful thread from @hill_charlotte on the newly introduced #HR1 that would expand and protect voting access across the U.S., including for college students. #highered

[Charlotte Hill @hill_charlotte]

The @HouseDemocrats have released the newest version of H.R. 1, the For The People Act of 2021. Here's a thread highlighting some especially exciting provisions on voting access. (You can read the bill for yourself here: https://t.co/PTLO08WQ6d.)

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Here's a screenshot of some of the language to which this thread refers. Check out the full text at https://t.co/5VnlQfgNll #HR1 #HigherEd

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

5. Finally #HR1 takes on voter suppression targeting students: "Congress further finds that electoral practices including voting restrictions related to college campuses, age restrictions on mail voting, and similar practices burden the right to vote on account of age." #highered

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Great choice @NCoC, and thanks to the new generation of poll workers across the country who breathed new life into our democracy.

[National Conference on Citizenship @NCoC]

👏 We're excited to announce that @NCoC's 2020 Joseph H. Kanter "Citizen of the Year" award is being presented to ALL FIRST-TIME POLL WORKERS! 👏 In an unprecedented election year, they stepped up by the thousands to fill the election worker gap and keep our communities safe!

[Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson]

“Let’s uplift truth, democracy, and decency.”

Co-sign.

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Count every vote. That’s what you do in a democracy.

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Remarkably steady #ElectionDay turnout in St. Louis County so far since polls opened at 6am. Thanks for the updates @StLouisCoVotes!

[STLCO Election Board @StLouisCoVotes]

We're at 50% turnout as of 10am. Please note that this includes the absentee and mail-in ballots that were submitted prior to today.

https://t.co/BvaBizQZrp

[Jacob I. Wilson @jiwilson1920]

Look at those #CitizenBears go!

[Missouri State SGA @MOStateSGA]

Hey there, Bears! Jim O’Heir from Parks and Recreation (aka Garry Gergich... Or is it Larry?) has some important information to share about voting in the upcoming election! Go #VOTE
#vidsforvotes @CampusElect @PawstothePolls