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Leading digital news platform covering voting rights, elections, and the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy standpoint. Founded by @marceelias
- 🚨BREAKING: Senator Schumer announces plan to push through filibuster and proceed with voting rights legislation using a procedure known as "messages between the Houses" in a caucus memo. Here's what you need to know🧵👇
- "The kind of threats that you hear coming out of Donald Trump should scare every American because with an authoritarian, you never know what side of the bed they'll wake up on." — Former U.S. Secretary of State @HillaryClinton
00:00 - 🚨BREAKING: Majority Leader Schumer confirms that if Senate Republicans block a cloture vote, he will put forward a proposal to change the rules to allow for a talking filibuster on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
- SEN. COLLINS says full restoration of the preclearance provisions of the VRA isn't necessary because Section 2 still exists. SEN. OSSOFF shoots back asking, "but if Section 4 & Section 5 were vital when you voted to reauthorize them in 2006, why aren't they vital today?"
- BREAKING: The Board of Elections of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania votes AGAINST certifying its election results. More to come.
- NEW: Trump plans to sign an executive order to overtake the USPS by dissolving its leadership and placing it under his administration. This move would grant them immense power over mail-in ballots, a key target in Republican election fraud rhetoric.
- 🚨CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA VOTERS: There are 9,659 ballots that need to be cured in order to be counted. If you were notified that your ballot needs to be cured, the deadline to do so is Monday, Nov. 14, at 5 pm. If you have any questions or issues, call 702-455-6552.
- BREAKING: Federal judge in D.C. blocks Musk from accessing sensitive Treasury Department systems and records. More to come. Order: democracydocket.com/wp-content/upl…
- BREAKING: In a win for voters, U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in Allen v. Milligan blocking Alabama's congressional map. The Court rules that the map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting strength of Black voters. More to come: bit.ly/allenvmilligan
- Trump should be impeached Hawley should be expelled Giuliani should be disbarred
- BREAKING: Judge rules AGAINST Kari Lake in her lawsuit contesting her loss in the Arizona gubernatorial race. The court "DOES NOT find clear and convincing evidence of misconduct" and is "confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona Governor-Elect."
- NEVADA VOTERS: 10,000+ mail-in ballots are at risk of being rejected — but the votes will be counted if voters cure their ballots and fix any errors! The cure deadline is 5:00 pm on Nov. 12. Check the status of your ballot and cure it today, if necessary: cure.nv.gov
- BREAKING: Hours after Texas lawmakers approved a new gerrymandered congressional map, Texans ask a court to block it. They argue the new map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 14th amendment by diluting Black and Latino voting power.
