Thread by @AriBerman

In middle of pandemic GOP trying to remove tens of 1000s of Democrats & voters of color from voter rolls at time when it will be very difficult to re-register

This is escalation of two decades-long suppression campaign. My new cover story @MotherJones motherjones.com/politics/2020/…

Wisconsin GOP trying to purge 232,000 voters, 7% of electorate

Georgia canceled 300,000 registrations, 4% of electorate

“The clear intention is to strip people of their right to vote” says @staceyabrams motherjones.com/politics/2020/…

From 2016 to 2018, 17 million Americans - 8 % of electorate - were removed from voting rolls found @BrennanCenter

Areas with long history of discrimination previously subject to Voting Rights Act purged voters at rate 40% higher than rest of country

Even after Jill Karofsky victory, Wisconsin Supreme Court could still authorize purge of 232,000 people before Nov

Milwaukee & Madison are 14% of state’s registered voters but 23% of purge list

Black neighborhoods & college areas 2x likely to be removed

motherjones.com/politics/2020/…

Forcing people to re-register to vote in middle of pandemic is insane

@senwarren has called for a stop to voter purges & wants it to be included in next recovery bill

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Very long history of discriminatory voter purging in US

After Brown v Board of Education decision Louisiana legislature formed Segregation Committee to advocate widespread purges & one parish removed 85% of black voters but only .07% of white voters motherjones.com/politics/2020/…

Voter purge in Florida 2000 helped elect George W. Bush president

African Americans made up 11% of registered voters but 44% of purge list

12,000 wrongly purged, 22x Bush’s 537 vote margin of victory

Instead of ending purging after, GOP accelerated it

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