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10 Mar, 6 tweets, 7 min read
1. Two major corporations, @Prudential and @UnionPacific, are speaking out against 22 voter suppression bills introduced in the Arizona legislature

Others that have backed the bill sponsors, including @CoxComm & @WeAreFarmers, are staying silent

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 2. Many of the bills introduced in Arizona take aim at mail-in voting.

There's a bill that would require mail-in ballots to be returned in person (😕) and one that would invalidate ballots that aren't postmarked 5 days BEFORE Election Day

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 3. Many sponsors of this voter suppression legislation also promoted Trump's lies about voter fraud.

19 bill sponsors, for example, signed a resolution urging Congress to ignore Arizona's results and recognize a fake set of electors pledged to Trump

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 4. @Prudential & @UnionPacific told popular.info they opposed the 22 voter suppression bills and had suspended political contributions

But most corporate backers of the politicians behind Arizona's voter suppression legislation stayed silent

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5. Still the corporate response in Arizona is more robust than in Georgia where NO MAJOR COMPANIES PUBLICLY OPPOSE VOTER SUPPRESSION BILLS

We will continue to closely monitor the legislation and its corporate backers in both states

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6. There is far less coverage of the voter suppression bills in Arizona than Georgia but the Arizona bills are just as insidious and advancing rapidly through the legislature

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11 Mar
1. Here's Arizona Rep. @JohnKavanagh_AZ, who is pushing voter suppression laws through the state legislature:

"Republicans are more concerned about fraud, so we don't mind putting security measures in that won't let everybody vote -- but everybody shouldn't be voting"
@JohnKavanagh_AZ 2. More @JohnKavanagh_AZ:

"Not everybody wants to vote, and if somebody is uninterested in voting, that probably means that they're totally uninformed on the issues. Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes, as well."

cnn.com/2021/03/11/pol…
@JohnKavanagh_AZ 3. Kavanaugh, who apparently believes its his job to ensure that "uninformed" people do not vote is supported by major corporations.

His donors include:

@ATT
@Allstate
@BCBSAssociation
@CoxComm
@WeAreFarmers
@pfizer
@UnitedHealthGrp
@USAA
@Prudential
@WellsFargo
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10 Mar
1. Many corporations decided to craft public images of themselves as champions of voting rights

At the same time, they are supporting state legislators pushing voter suppression legislation

@CoxComm is a perfect example

Follow along if interested

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@CoxComm 2. On its corporate website, @CoxComm touts its commitment to "voting rights and justice for all"

But since 2018, Cox has donated $31,550 to 25 other sponsors of voter suppression legislation in Arizona

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3. Among the recipients of @CoxComm's money is Senator David Gowan.

Gowan supported a resolution urging Congress to ignore Arizona's voters and recognize a fake slate of electors pledged to Trump

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9 Mar
1. Yesterday, the Georgia Senate voted to eliminate no excuse absentee voting.

To understand just how cynical and malevolent this vote was, you need to know about the history of no excuse absentee voting in Georgia

Follow along if interested

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2. No excuse absentee voting was a policy created in 2005 by REPUBLICANS in the Georgia legislature and signed into law by the REPUBLICAN Governor, Sonny Perdue

It was part of a package of voting changes, including requiring a photo ID to vote in person

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3. Although Republicans decided everyone now needed a photo ID to vote in person, no excuse absentee voting did not require any form of ID.

Why?

REPUBLICANS ARGUED THAT ABSENTEE VOTING WAS MORE SECURE THAN IN PERSON VOTING

This is from the @AJC in 2005

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8 Mar
1. In the last two months, the @USChamber has dramatically changed its view on members of Congress who tried to overturn the election and install Trump for a second term.

I have receipts.

Follow along if interested.

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@USChamber 2. "Efforts by some members of Congress to disregard certified election results in an effort to change the election outcome… undermines our democracy and the rule of law," the Chamber said in a January 4 statement.

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3. But in a memo released on Friday, the @USChamber says there is a "meaningful difference" between those votes (objecting to the Electoral College) and "actions that undermine the legitimacy of our elections."

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7 Mar
1. On the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, remember these corporation are backing the sponsors of the voter suppression bills in Georgia ('18-present)

@ATT (100K)
@CVSHealth (43K)
@Delta (42K)
@comcast (40K)
@SouthernCompany (39K)
@CocaCola (35K)
@UPS (35K)

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@ATT @CVSHealth @Delta @comcast @SouthernCompany @CocaCola @UPS 2. Major corporate contributors to the sponsors of the voter suppression bills in Georgia, con't ('18-present)

@HomeDepot (34K)
@GM (33K)
@UnitedHealthGrp (28K)
@SunTrust (25K)
@Walmart (23K)
@Pfizer (17K)
@Allstate (17K)
@AnthemBCBS (17K)
@Publix (30K)

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@ATT @CVSHealth @Delta @comcast @SouthernCompany @CocaCola @UPS @HomeDepot @GM @UnitedHealthGrp @SunTrust @Walmart @pfizer @Allstate @AnthemBCBS @Publix 3. Major corporate contributors to the sponsors of the voter suppression bills in Georgia, con't ('18-present)

@AnheuserBusch (17K)
@Verizon (15K)
@Walgreens (10K)
@TMobile (8K)
@aflac (7K)
@Lyft (6K)

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7 Mar
.@Delta promotes itself as a champion of voting rights & racial equality

But Delta has donated 41K to the sponsors of two voter suppression bills in Georgia targeting Black voters

Delta refuses to speak out against the bills saying it supports "secure elections processes"
@Delta .@Delta says its PAC will direct funds toward candidates "working toward racial equality"

But Delta won't answer questions about its contributions to the sponsors of voter suppression bills in Georgia

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@Delta How can @Delta claim to be committed to "state legislation that fights discrimination and advocates for just and equal treatment" but not speak out against Georgia's voter suppression bills, which are universally opposed by the civil rights community?

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