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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a>: Oklahoma House Passes Stricter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a>, Awaits Senate Scrutiny</p><p>By Amelia Claire Grant, March 29, 2025</p><p>"The Oklahoma House has given its nod to a new bill that ratchets up voter ID regulations; if you're planning on voting in 2027, you'll need to show a picture of yourself. </p><p>"The legislation dubbed House Bill 1005, spearheaded by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, is now one step closer to becoming law after coasting through the House with significant support, as reported by the Oklahoma House of Representatives' official site.</p><p>"Here's the deal: Should <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HB1005" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HB1005</span></a> get the final thumbs up, Service Oklahoma is going to pair up with the Secretary of the State Election Board and get cracking on providing free photo IDs for voters, because everyone hustling to the polls will need to flash one—this applies whether you’re rocking up to vote in person or opting to mail in an absentee ballot."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://hoodline.com/2025/03/oklahoma-house-passes-stricter-voter-id-bill-awaits-senate-scrutiny/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hoodline.com/2025/03/oklahoma-</span><span class="invisible">house-passes-stricter-voter-id-bill-awaits-senate-scrutiny/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterDisenfranchisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterDisenfranchisement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OklahomaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OklahomaPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterIDAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterIDAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbsenteeVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeVoting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USElections</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>: As Maine eyes voter ID law, Trump order tightens federal registration rules</p><p>by Caroline LeCour, March 27, 2025</p><p>"As Maine voters eye a statewide voter ID proposal, a new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> from President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is adding another layer to the conversation around election integrity and access. </p><p>"The order signed Wednesday would require proof of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCitizenship</span></a> to register for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalElections</span></a> and mandate that all ballots be received by Election Day—a change from the current system in many states that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to count if received later.</p><p>"Though separate from Maine's voter ID proposal—which addresses identification at the polls rather than registration—some in the state see a common goal.</p><p>"'This is a policy, different policies to strengthen our elections, to increase confidence of voters to participate in our democratic process,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlexTitcomb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexTitcomb</span></a>, of the grassroots organization The Dinner Table, [a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a>] said. The group spared Maine's voter ID proposal, which was certified by the Maine Secretary of State earlier this year. </p><p>"Critics argue that requiring documents many voters may not readily have—especially those whose names may not match across forms of ID—could discourage legitimate voters from participating.</p><p>"'A lot of married women have changed their names, some of their documents don't match up,' Jen Lancaster, with the League of Women Voters of Maine, said. 'Maybe they don't have the perfect document, and they get turned away. That's what <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> is. It's eligible voters being denied their right to vote.'</p><p>"Lancaster says the executive order is likely to face legal challenges, echoing concerns from national <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> organizations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-maine-eyes-voter-id-law-trump-order-tightens-federal-registration-rules/ar-AA1BJQb9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as</span><span class="invisible">-maine-eyes-voter-id-law-trump-order-tightens-federal-registration-rules/ar-AA1BJQb9</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterDisenfranchisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterDisenfranchisement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterIDAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterIDAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeagueOfWomenVoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeagueOfWomenVoters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbsenteeVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeVoting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAVEAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAVEAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USElections</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stranger.social/@lednaBM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lednaBM</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@MarvinFreeman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MarvinFreeman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@504DR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>504DR</span></a></span> <br>I won't argue that Dem messaging was absolutely abysmal (I blame the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a>), but as investigative journalist <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregPalast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregPalast</span></a> revealed, if not for rampant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> &amp; uncounted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> in states with a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> governor/congress, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> would have won handily.<br><a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote</span><span class="invisible">-suppression-won/</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@ginaintheburg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ginaintheburg</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> did a masterful job of screaming "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StolenElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenElection</span></a>!" when there was no stolen election.</p><p>So now, after rampant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> &amp; uncounted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedStates</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> have been cowed into refusing to call for recounts &amp; investigations for fear of looking like hypocrites. 😐</p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>TO THE PEOPLE WHO RIDICULED ME for continuing to believe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OrangeHitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeHitler</span></a> STOLE the 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> &amp; tossing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a>, famous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionFraud</span></a> documentarian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregPalast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregPalast</span></a> HAS THE NUMBERS.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> should have won 4 of the 7 swing states, 286 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralVotes</span></a> (of 270 needed) and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PopularVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopularVote</span></a> by 1.2M.<br><a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote</span><span class="invisible">-suppression-won/</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@democratsabroad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>democratsabroad</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elections2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections2024</span></a><br>.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a></p><p><a href="https://press.coop/@thehill/113432932287906306" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">press.coop/@thehill/1134329322</span><span class="invisible">87906306</span></a></p><p>Cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@thehill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thehill</span></a></span></p>
LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> Judge Rejects <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lawfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawfare</span></a> Trying to Block <a href="https://c.im/tags/ATL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATL</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElectionOfficials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionOfficials</span></a> From Accepting <a href="https://c.im/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> Delivered By Voters In Person.</p><p>A <a href="https://c.im/tags/FultonCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FultonCounty</span></a> judge overruled a <br>Republican National Lawyers Association member's claims of malfeasance as it has long been the practice for Georgia <a href="https://c.im/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> offices to accept mail in ballots over the counter.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-judge-republican-lawsuit-hand-returned-mail-ballots-fulton-county/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/georgia-judge</span><span class="invisible">-republican-lawsuit-hand-returned-mail-ballots-fulton-county/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a></p>
Democrats Abroad<p>We <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericansAbroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericansAbroad</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoyfulWarriors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoyfulWarriors</span></a> casting our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Absenteeballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Absenteeballots</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DownticketDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DownticketDems</span></a>!</p><p>📢 If you're also abroad go to <br><a href="https://voteabroad.org/SocMediaVFA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">voteabroad.org/SocMediaVFA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and select your state, and get all the info and help you need to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VOTE</span></a>!</p><p>If you're stateside, make sure you get your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballot</span></a> in ASAP.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.social/@KamalaHarrisWin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KamalaHarrisWin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://x-activitypub-bridge.deno.dev/users/3315264553" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KamalaHQ</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoyfulWarriors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoyfulWarriors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoteEarly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteEarly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WereNotGoingBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WereNotGoingBack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueWave2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueWave2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NovemberIsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NovemberIsNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeKnowTheAssignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKnowTheAssignment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocratsAbroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsAbroad</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocracyDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyDocket</span></a> @ 2:55pm EDT on Sept 28, 2024</p><p>NEW: Federal Court blocks a key provision of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> law <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SB1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SB1</span></a> that would make it a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> to assist voters who need help returning their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a>. The judge rules the provision violates the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a>.</p><p>As a result of the ruling, Texas can no longer conduct raids on the homes of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> activists, under the guise of investigating allegations of “vote harvesting.”</p><p><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-strikes-down-key-provision-of-texas-omnibus-voter-suppression-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/news-alert</span><span class="invisible">s/federal-judge-strikes-down-key-provision-of-texas-omnibus-voter-suppression-law/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A coalition of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> groups in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> filed a lawsuit w/the State Supreme Court on Wednesday asking it to overturn a lower-court decision barring any <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> w/a missing or incorrect date from being counted. The coalition asked the State Supreme Court to use its “king’s bench” authority — meaning to move expeditiously — to resolve the case.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RepublicanElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20240925/202821-sept.25,2024-appforextraordinaryreliefundertheking'sbenchjurisdiction.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs</span><span class="invisible">/20240925/202821-sept.25,2024-appforextraordinaryreliefundertheking'sbenchjurisdiction.pdf</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocracyDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyDocket</span></a> @ 6:44pm EDT on Sept 24, 2024</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BREAKING</span></a></p><p>In a win for voters, a federal judge blocks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> from enforcing parts of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a>-backed law that make it a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> to assist voters with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> in requesting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a>. The state has appealed the ruling.</p><p><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-absentee-ballot-assistance-restrictions-challenge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/cases/alab</span><span class="invisible">ama-absentee-ballot-assistance-restrictions-challenge/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“We recognize that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> officials are under an extreme amount of pressure &amp; will remain so for at least the next 2 months,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> said. “Let me be clear: The Postal Service is ready to deliver the nation’s mail-in ballots. … Our track record is strong. We have been transporting &amp; delivering ballots since 1864.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a></p>
Shaula Walko<p>A friend of mine is circulating this reminder: </p><p>Every student that will be going off to college, get your Absentee Ballot registration straight now. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AbsenteeBallot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallot</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MailInBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MailInBallots</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VotingMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingMatters</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VoteBlue2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue2024</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/College" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>College</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UniversityStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityStudents</span></a></p>
Democrats Abroad<p>🇺🇸🌎 Help us mobilize the 6.5 million American voters living abroad... our votes can make a difference in close elections! But we have to find all these overseas Americans and get them to go to <a href="http://votefromabroad.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">votefromabroad.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and request their abroad <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/absenteeballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absenteeballots</span></a>. 🗳 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/votefromabroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votefromabroad</span></a>.</p>
Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@WIExaminer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WIExaminer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@Hredman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Hredman</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AbsenteeBallot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallot</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/absenteeballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absenteeballots</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/absenteevoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absenteevoting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/absenteeballotswisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absenteeballotswisconsin</span></a></p>
Political IQ<p>Federal judge says mistakenly-dated mail-in ballots should count <a href="https://politicaliq.com/2023/11/22/federal-judge-rules-undated-mail-in-ballots-should-count/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">politicaliq.com/2023/11/22/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-judge-rules-undated-mail-in-ballots-should-count/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JudgeSusanParadiseBaxter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JudgeSusanParadiseBaxter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/absenteeballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absenteeballots</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballots</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/votingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votingrights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CivilRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRightsAct</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politicaliq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicaliq</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“To do so, they argued, they must be allowed access to some of the same material for which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionConspiracists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionConspiracists</span></a> have been clamoring for years: cast-vote records from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingMachines</span></a>, ballot reports, every envelope received w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbsenteeBallots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbsenteeBallots</span></a>, every absentee ballot application &amp; much more.</p><p>“…&amp; attys for another co-defendant in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> case, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RobertCheeley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobertCheeley</span></a>, also signaled in a recent filing that litigating claims about GAs 2020 presidential election is likely to be key to his defense.”</p>
br00t4c<p>Early voting on Ohio Issue 1, a ballot measure to change the vote and signature distribution requirements for amendments, begins Tue., July 11</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ABSENTEEBALLOTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABSENTEEBALLOTS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://news.ballotpedia.org/2023/07/11/early-voting-on-ohio-issue-1-a-ballot-measure-to-change-the-vote-and-signature-distribution-requirements-for-amendments-begins-tue-july-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ballotpedia.org/2023/07/1</span><span class="invisible">1/early-voting-on-ohio-issue-1-a-ballot-measure-to-change-the-vote-and-signature-distribution-requirements-for-amendments-begins-tue-july-11/</span></a></p>