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November 2, 2020

Harris County Democratic Party headquarters was vandalized by trump supporters

I saw this on face book

Per Lillie Schechter Democratic Party offices vandalized. When staff "arrived at our office this morning to find the site had been vandalized with anti-election, anti-voting red paint.
The vandals used red spray paint to write "Election No, Revolution Yes" with a drawing of a sickle and hammer symbol across the front of the building. The entryway door was covered with dripping red paint.The vandals also put Super Glue in the locks so the office could not be entered.
This is what happens when Republicans are losing. They use scare tactics and intimidation to scare voters!
This will not distract us from our mission to elect Democrats up and down the ballot, making people’s lives better by enacting positive progressive policy."
November 2, 2020

U.S. judge weighs bid to void 127,000 votes cast at drive-through sites in Texas

The author of this article has been posting updates on twitter. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-texas/u-s-judge-weighs-bid-to-void-127000-votes-cast-at-drive-through-sites-in-texas-idUSKBN27I158?il=0

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas will consider on Monday whether Houston officials should throw out about 127,000 votes already cast in the U.S. presidential election at drive-through voting sites in the Democratic-leaning area.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen was set to hear an emergency bid at 10:30 a.m. local time (16:30 GMT) by a Republican state legislator and others who accuse Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, a Democrat, of exceeding his constitutional authority by allowing drive-through voting as an alternative during the coronavirus pandemic.

The lawsuit was brought on Wednesday by plaintiffs including state Representative Steve Toth, conservative activist Steve Hotze, and judicial candidate Sharon Hemphill.

The Texas Supreme Court, a state court, on Sunday rejected a nearly identical bid by the same plaintiffs to halt drive-through voting in Harris County. The same court also previously denied similar challenges brought by the Texas Republican Party and the Harris County Republican Party.

Texas, the second largest U.S. state, is traditionally a Republican state, but polls show a tight race this year between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden with more than 9 million ballots already cast, eclipsing the state’s total turnout from the 2016 presidential election.

Here is the author's twitter feed https://twitter.com/ErnestScheyder/status/1323334917925801987
November 2, 2020

Hearing on Harris County drive through voting case

I was forwarded a twitter feed from a person at the hearing.
https://twitter.com/ErnestScheyder/status/1323262081240621057

Richard Mitthoff is defending the county. Mitthoff is a great attorney. I met Hillary at his old home in River Oaks and I attended a funderaiser at his condo for Joe back in September of last year. Mitthoff is a heavy hitter

November 2, 2020

11/2 Daily Dose of Joe

Friends -- see below for today's Dose of Joe.

• Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff will barnstorm Pennsylvania and fan out across all four corners of the state. All will hold events to get out the vote while also discussing how to bring Americans together to address the crises facing the country and win the battle for the soul of the nation.

• Vice President Biden will kick off a canvass in Beaver County with union members and labor leaders, attend a drive-in event in Pittsburgh with African American community members, and hold an Election Night Eve drive-in event in Pittsburgh with Dr. Biden and Lady Gaga. Additionally, Joe Biden will travel to Cleveland, Ohio to discuss bringing Americans together to address the crises facing the country and winning the battle for the soul of the nation. You can watch all events HERE.

• Dr. Biden will also kick off a canvass in Erie, attend a rural get out the vote event in Lawrence County, join a get out the vote event in Allegheny County with suburban women.

• Senator Harris will kick off a canvass in Luzerne County, attend a Latino get out the vote event in the Lehigh Valley, and hold an Election Night Eve drive-in event in Philadelphia with Doug Emhoff and John Legend.

• Doug Emhoff will also kick off a canvass in Lancaster, drop by a Veterans for Biden volunteer event in Ephrata, hold get out the vote events in Montgomery and Bucks Counties.

• President Obama will travel to Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Georgia Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. President Obama will hold a GOTV voter mobilization drive-in rally in Atlanta, Georgia. In the evening, President Obama will hold an Election Eve Close-Out rally in Miami, Florida.

JOE’S SOCIAL MEDIA TO AMPLIFY

TWITTER

@JoeBiden: This is our moment to root out systemic racism and build a nation true to our founding ideals. A nation where all men and women are not only created equal — but treated equally. Here's how we'll advance racial economic equity:

@JoeBiden: A more hopeful, united, and loving America is within our grasp –– but we have to vote for it.



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November 2, 2020

GOP election law attorney Ginsburg and former GOP Speaker Strauss file amicus brief

In the the Harris County drive through voting case. Ginsburg is or was the top GOP election law attorney
https://twitter.com/evanasmith/status/1323274939659636737

November 2, 2020

GOP election law attorney Ginsburg and former GOP Speaker Strauss file amicus brief

In the the Harris County drive through voting case. Ginsburg is or was the top GOP election law attorney
https://twitter.com/evanasmith/status/1323274939659636737

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