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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLiberal group pledges $10M state legislative campaign on voting rights
iVote said its $10 million campaign would be focused on legislators who led or supported the suppression of voting rights, starting in Georgia and spreading elsewhere.
By ZACH MONTELLARO
03/31/2021 10:00 AM EDT
A liberal group focused on voting rights and election administration is launching a $10 million campaign focused on state legislative races, as the battle over access to the ballot heats up in state capitals from Atlanta and across the country.
iVote said its $10 million campaign would be focused on legislators who led or supported the suppression of voting rights, starting in Georgia and spreading elsewhere.
Legislators in Georgia and across the country should know that if you use the power of your office to make it harder for people to vote, we'll make sure you no longer hold office, iVote president Ellen Kurz said in a statement about the groups plans, shared first with POLITICO.
The groups plans come on the heels of Georgia Republicans passing a new law that would, among other things, scrap signature verification in favor of an ID requirement for mail ballots and shortens the states runoff period, which would allow for less time for early and mail voting for runoffs. It also bans the practice of line warming, which was when third-party groups gave food and water to voters waiting in line, allowing for self-service water from an unattended receptacle.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/31/voting-rights-group-campaign-478571
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Liberal group pledges $10M state legislative campaign on voting rights (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
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ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)1. Maybe they should consult with Stacy Adams, since getting voters registered and getting them the
opportunity to vote is key to winning in a red state.
Another group that was, cancelled, by fake journalist O'Keefe and the Republican mafia, ACORN.
dad such successful methods, they had to be cancelled, shamefully with Democratic support in that cancelling Congressional vote.
We need that Acorn style organizing and physical and financial support to register and vote.
PortTack
(32,754 posts)2. I'll be donating!!