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The Battle for the Soul of America

The Battle for the Soul of America By Rev. Dr. Gregory Vaughn Eason, Sr., 6thEpiscopal District Psalm 11:3 says, “If the foundations are destroyed, what [...]

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Voting Delays, Long Lines Bring Chaos to Georgia Primaries

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters waited as long as five hours to cast ballots in some Georgia precincts on Tuesday amid reports of voting machine malfunctions and high turnout in a state that President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are expected to hotly contest in the fall. The states chief elections

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Absentee ballots taking 30 plus days to process, Secretary of State blamed

Absentee Ballots Taking 30 Plus Days to Process in Part Because Secretary of State Chose Arizona Vendor

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Don’t get tricked – or intimidated – into giving away your vote - TSDMemphis.com

by Linda S. Wallace - Fearful people are at work trying to undermine our democracy. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about Chinese or Russian agents. I’m referring to the neighbor next door who is so afraid of ending up on the losing side of the Nov. 3 presidential election that he/she/they view

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Kentucky’s Election Wasn’t A Disaster, But It Exposed Problems In Pandemic-Era Voting

Kentucky voters turned out in record numbers for the primary election Tuesday, even as the threat of the novel coronavirus pandemic lingered, thanks to a hotly contested Democratic Senate race and an expanded vote-by-mail program, which generated unprecedented enthusiasm in Bluegrass State

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Boorish behaviour by Leader of the Opposition - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, The High Commissioner of Canada Mrs. Lilian Chatterjee recently requested a meeting with Leader of the Opposition Mr. The article Boorish behaviour by Leader of the Opposition appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Ghana: Commonwealth Sends Team to Observe Elections

[Nation] The Commonwealth has deployed a team of election observers to Ghana to keep watch during the country's General Election slated for Monday next week.

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Jimmy Carter says he’s sad, angry over Georgia voting bills - TheGrio

Former President Jimmy Carter declared his opposition Tuesday to a slate of restrictive voting proposals moving through his native Georgia’s... View Article The post Jimmy Carter says he’s sad, angry over Georgia voting bills appeared first on TheGrio.

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Texas Supreme Court rejects GOP-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votes - DefenderNetwork.com

A legal cloud hanging over nearly 127,000 votes already cast in Harris County was at least temporarily lifted Sunday when the Texas Supreme Court rejected a request by several conservative Republican activists and candidates to preemptively throw out early balloting from drive-thru polling sites in

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#Election2020: Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls | The Atlanta Voice

Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan’s attorney general announced. Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, each face four felony

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More elections charges brought against Lawrence, Mingo - Stabroek News

PNCR Chair, Volda Lawrence; APNU+AFC party agent, Carol Joseph; Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo; and two Election Day clerks, were yesterday taken before the courts and charged with a number of offences including conspiracy to defraud and

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Ranked Choice Voting: Is it voter suppression? | New York Carib News

The state of voting rights in 2021 may not be the slave-era of 1821 or the Jim Crow era of 1921, but let there be no doubt we are seeing a renewed systematic and racist effort to restrict the ability of Black voters to exercise the right for which so many have died.

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Civil Rights Groups Urge Coca-Cola and Delta to Join Fight Against Georgia Voting Restrictions

Voting rights groups are calling on companies such as Coca-Cola Co and Delta Air Lines Inc to oppose efforts by Republican lawmakers in Georgia to enact sweeping new restrictions on voting access in the battleground state.

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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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Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push | Atlanta Daily World

Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push ATLANTA – A coalition of Georgia NAACP branches that stretch from Savannah to Augusta to Columbus to Atlanta are sending out a call for volunteers to help with their efforts to increase black voter turnout in advance of the

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The Voting Rights Act Was Signed On This Day In 1965 And Now Trump Is Trying To Destroy It

On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

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Y'All Better Vote! | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

By the time you read this you should have already voted in the Primary Election during Florida’s two week early voting period, August 3-16, 2020. Voting in 2020 is more important than ever. The nonsenses that we have tolerated over the past four years must come to a stop … If you are 18 and older

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Stakes Is High: Where To Find Resources On National Voter Registration Day

Election Day is exactly 42 days away, marking a deadline that could result in severe outcomes depending on who is elected as the next president of the United States.

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A 94-Year-Old Michigan Woman Was Forced To Drive Over 600 Miles To Vote - Blavity

A son and his mother had to drive more than 600 miles in one day after their ballot never arrived in the mail.

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County promises shorter lines for November voting -

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will use new technology to help voters track wait times and speed check-in at polls this November, in addition to sending vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in hopes of limiting the potential spread of COVID-19, officials said June 19. An independent

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Georgia’s Primary Fiasco Is A Bad Sign For Election Day 2020

Which, by the way, seemed to go off without a hitch (or, with plenty of them, depending on who you ask) on Tuesday when certain voters arrived at polling places with either faulty equipment or none at all, resulting in hours-long lines and unbelievable delays to cast ballots in the

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California Disputed Ballot Boxes Removed, Arguing Continues - Voice and Viewpoint

AMY TAXIN | Associated Press The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California's secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks

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Voting problems persist in Metro Atlanta during Georgias primary | The Atlanta Voice

This morning, the City of Atlanta awakened with expected issues stemming from long lines, voting machines not working, and voters unable to vote because they discovered they were in the wrong polling location. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tweeted, voters in line at Ralph Bunche precinct, one

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Sixth District Conference of the AME Church speaks out against voter suppression and The Masters | The Atlanta Voice

Georgia AME Bishop Reginald T. Jackson issued a statement before the Sixth District of the AME Church rallied outside of the Augusta National Golf Club before the third round of golf's first major. 'While you are displaying your golfing prowess, some of those who passed this suppressive legislation

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Tennessee judge denies request seeking absentee ballot info - TSDMemphis.com

by Kimberlee Kruesi - NASHVILLE — Democratic officials improperly filed a public records request while seeking last-minute information on voters who have requested an absentee ballot but haven’t returned them yet, a Tennessee judge ruled Monday. Tennessee’s Democratic Party and the campaign of

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Tyler Perry is Funding a $500,000 Effort To Mobilize Black Voters In Florida

Tyler Perry is helping to fund a $500,000 mobilization effort in Florida that will be targeting Black voters in the key battleground state

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‘Largest step back since Jim Crow’: Houston-area officials, business leaders denounce SB7, HB6 bills - DefenderNetwork.com

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joined local officials, community and business leaders to denounce Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 Monday afternoon. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the proposed laws will prevent voter fraud and protect voter integrity. Senate Bill 7 would limit extended

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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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Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions | The Atlanta Voice

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since

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Kerry Washington Defends Eva Longoria Saying Latinas Are The ‘Real Heroines’ Of The Election

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#Election2020: Texas governor limits election drop boxes to one per county | The Atlanta Voice

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday limiting the amount of drop-off locations for mail-in ballots to one site per county. The move significantly affects the Democratic stronghold of Harris County, which is the state's largest county by population - one of the most populous in the

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