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Black publishers, leaders stress importance of voting with purpose at first Word in Black event — The Sacramento Observer
(WORDINBLACK.COM) - As early voting continues to shatter records, amid a surge in domestic pandemic infections, the Black press as well as African American political experts and leaders are warning the electorate to remain vigilant because voter suppression is alive, well, and in plain view. “We
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the
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PPP/C declared winner on Guyana elections | New York Carib News
The PPP/C has emerged the winner of March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections following the national recount of the final ballot box (#4877) from Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica).
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Mail-In Ballots An Alternative To Standing In Voting Lines
As the June 9 primary elections draw nearer, the importance of absentee voting in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic becomes more
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Biden's Campaign And The DNC Have Added New Items To Its Voter Site
Joe Biden's campaign website and the Democratic National Committee are announcing new features on IWillVote.com, the DNC's voter website.
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Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access - L.A. Focus News
By Ben Nadlet and Anila Yoganathan | Associated Press ATLANTA — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest. The bill comes after
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What you need to know about early voting - DefenderNetwork.com
Early voting has begun in Texas. And though there may not be any major races on the ballot for the city of Houston, others in Harris County should check to see what's on the ballot. Earlyvoting started Monday morning and runs through April 27. Election Day is May 1. Below, Houston
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Georgia Voting Rights Activists: Expansion Of Absentee Voting Drop Boxes Is Important, But More Can Be Done | The Savannah Tribune
Today, the Georgia Election Protection Coalition released a joint statement about the Georgia State Board of Elections’ rules amendments ahead of the August 11th runoff. The rules, which allow counties to set up 24/7 absentee ballot drop boxes for the runoff and give counties the ability to begin
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Judge weighs whether to dismiss Georgia ballot review case | The Atlanta Voice
The lawsuit filed by nine Georgia voters alleges that counterfeit ballots were counted and some ballots were counted multiple times in Fulton County, a Democratic bastion that includes most of Atlanta. As part of their suit, they want to inspect some 147,000 ballots to see whether any are
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Philadelphia mayor: Trump needs to 'put his big boy pants on,' accept results - TheGrio
The mayor of Philadelphia is basically telling President Donald Trump to grow up. Read More: Philadelphia police investigating alleged plot... View Article The post Philadelphia mayor: Trump needs to 'put his big boy pants on,' accept results appeared first on TheGrio.
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Memphis Poll Worker Takes It Upon Themself To Turn Away Voters Wearing BLM Shirts - Blavity
A poll worker in Memphis was fired for turning away eligible voters.
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BLACK LAWMAKERS OPPOSE PRIMARY ELECTION CHANGE – Daytona Times
BT JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA  TALLAHASSEE - Leaders of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus and a non-profit group sounded off Tuesday against a proposal going before voters in November that they say will decimate minority representation in the House and Senate. Amendment 3, which seeks to
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Republicans Still Suggesting 2020 Election Was Stolen
They want to make it "easier to vote, harder to cheat." Who cheated?
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Georgia Senate Republicans advance bill to end no-excuse absentee voting amid fierce opposition | The Atlanta Voice
Monday afternoon, an omnibus election reform bill, Senate Bill 241 passed in the Georgia Senate 29-20, along a strict party-line vote, which saw four Republicans abstain from the vote. Senate Bill 241 would eliminate no-excuse absentee voting, which was enacted by Republicans in 2005, just months
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
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It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote - Houston Forward Times
Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is… The post It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Leaders were advocates for D.C. Statehood since early 1900s | BlackPressUSA
THE AFRO — “Here [Congress’] ignorance of District affairs has often shown itself so egregious and glaring that it could excite nothing but laughter, if tears were not often a more fitting recognition of the folly,” Stafford said bluntly. “What is needed is two men in the Senate and one man in the
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Letitia James Files $2.75M Suit Against Right-Wing Voter Operatives Who Targeted Black Voters
Letitia James announced Thursday her office filed a $2.75M lawsuit against two right-ring conspiracy theorists who disseminated false information to Black voters.
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Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Available at 15 Locations across the City, Including 13 Milwaukee Public Library Branches - Milwaukee Community Journal
MILWAUKEE— September 10, 2020, Mayor Barrett, Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg and Milwaukee Public Library Director and City Librarian Joan Johnson highlighted the addition of 15 new, 24-hour absentee ballot drop boxes located throughout the city in advance of the 2020
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Warnock says Schumer 'not on the ballot' in Georgia Senate race - TheGrio
As Georgia's runoff elections continue to draw national attention, one candidate made sure the focus is on the needs of... View Article The post Warnock says Schumer 'not on the ballot' in Georgia Senate race appeared first on TheGrio.
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#JaVotes2020 | Dwayne Vaz says PNP is ready to retain Westmoreland Central
Despite having only one of the five parish council divisions in the constituency of Westmoreland Central, incumbent candidate Dwayne Vaz of the People's National Party (PNP), was the first candidate nominated at 10:15 a.m. with much...
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Democrats call on governor to seek resignation of Stu Soffer from the Jefferson County Election Commission - African American News Today - EIN News
… , of these instances have involved African-Americans, including using derogatory language such … Clerk Terri Hollingsworth, the first African-American female to hold the position …
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Local leaders make a final plea to Black voters – Daytona Times
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES With early voting set to end on Nov. 1 and the general election on Tuesday, local Black leaders are making one last pitch to get the Black community to vote. On Oct. 30, a press conference was held behind the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach
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'5-Alarm Fire': Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights
No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists say the GOP is waging a "full-scale assault on democratic norms."
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Top Democrat Warns: Trump Will Invoke 'Some Kind Of Emergency' Action To Stay In Office
Republicans, including White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have downplayed the president's suggestion that the election be delayed.
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Trump demands ‘these votes must not count’ after California opens poll site in heavily Black area
President Donald Trump demanded that votes from a new voting location in a Los Angeles suburb with a large black population “must not count” as he lashed out at California for its attempts to make it easier Americans to
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OP-ED: Check Your Mailbox —Your Vote Will Count
She recently announced her department will be sending out unsolicited absentee ballot applications to 7.7 million registered voters in
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Election D-Day for PNM, UNC
A cliffhanger is expected when the final votes are tallied this evening in the Trinidad and Tobago general election. However, a number of political pundits give Dr Keith Rowley’s incumbent People’s National Movement (PNM) the slight edge over the...
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'The Daily Show' Begins Counting Down 100 Of Donald Trump’s Most Tremendous Scandals
"While most presidents are only known for one big scandal, Donald Trump has truly changed the game," correspondent Roy Wood Jr. said.
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‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’: Republican lawmakers working to turn back the clock on voting  | Atlanta Daily World
by Barrington M. Salmon For New Pittsburgh Courier (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Donald Trump no longer occupies the White House, but he continues to cast a long shadow over one crucial aspect of politics: access to free and fair elections in the United States. After election results last November showed
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