BREAKING: The Georgia Secretary of State's office says it is adding back 22,000 canceled voter registrations to the inactive list ahead of this afternoon's federal court hearing. #gapol
A state Senate committee voted against restoring voting rights for any of Georgia’s 250,000 felons, recommending Wednesday that they remain disenfranchised after their release from prison: https://t.co/pItbfdgWmP #gapol
As Georgia prepares to cancel another 120,000 registrations for inactivity this month, advocates say the policy represents one of several challenges the state’s voters can face when they don’t have a home. #GAPol
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Georgia is about to cut 300 K voters from the rolls ahead of a presidential election feat. 2 open senate seats:https://t.co/BHPXfmn5Q0
If you can, donate to @KatCalvinLA's @SpreadTheVoteUS, which works to combat voter suppression. Here's the GA chapter:https://t.co/no5WKO9Bbe
Georgia officials claimed that people removed from the voter rolls for inactivity had likely died or moved away. But we found tens of thousands who hadn't — and still wanted to vote.
Part 2 of our series: https://t.co/4uv5WBZdQj
Sign up to become a Peanut Gallery Board of Elections volunteer monitor in your county! Trainings are every third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. We are primarily looking for people outside the metro Atlanta area!
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BREAKING: @civilrightsorg’s sister org just released a major new voting rights report. The analysis found 1,688 polling place closures in areas with a history of voting discrimination that were formerly covered by Section 5 of the VRA. https://t.co/qNx6jXIfrD #DemocracyDiverted
🚨ATTENTION: We secured another big #votingrights victory in #georgia.
Yesterday, the Jeff Davis County Board of Elections and Registrars voted to re-open a polling place in the county’s majority-minority voting precinct.
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📌BREAKING: We partnered with the @ACLUofGA to send a letter to members of the DeKalb County Board of Elections demanding answers regarding the immediate purging of voters at the Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Center in the City of Decatur, #Georgia.
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Reggie found Project ID/@spreadthevotega-Macon through their partner, @DaybreakMacon. During intake, our volunteers determined that Reggie had all of his required documentation but couldn’t prioritize the cost of an ID without income. 1/2
Voting machines + voting have been a huge issue we've covered at @gpbnews and will continue to cover in the future.
Can you spare 10-ish minutes to answer this survey and *SHARE* it to help me better inform and serve you with the stories I do? #gapol
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Pa. governor vetoes bill to help counties pay for required voting machine upgrades; MD to allow nonbinary gender option on voter reg forms; Broward County’s smallest village has election issues. Those stories and more: https://t.co/q5OKxTAL63
BREAKING: Today, we, along with @latinojustice, filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia Department of Driver’s Services’ (DDS) unlawful & discriminatory treatment of American citizens from Puerto Rico. https://t.co/dOVmkQB2G1
#500days It will take every single one of us to make sure that every American can vote next November. How are you going to do your part for democracy? Join us to get IDs, educate voters, and get out the vote across the country. https://t.co/sEcqyuKWYH