Stunning new data from @brennancenter: 361 bills to restrict voting rights introduced in 47 states as of March 24

That’s up from 253 restrictive bills as of Feb 19, a 43% increase in a month

55 restrictive bills in 24 states moving through legislatures

brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
At 2 AM last night Texas Senate passed voter suppression bill banning extended early voting hours & drive-thru voting, closing polling places in minority areas & allowing partisan poll watchers to record voters who receive help filling out ballots texastribune.org/2021/04/01/tex…
"In a backlash to 2020’s historic voter turnout, and under the pretense of responding to baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, state lawmakers have introduced a startling number of bills to curb the vote" motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
The country's top vote suppressors:

"Lawmakers in Texas (49 bills), Georgia (25 bills), and Arizona (23 bills) have introduced the largest number of restrictive measures this year"

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2 Apr
Thread - all the ways Georgia legislation makes it harder to vote:

-makes it crime to give food & water to voters in line

-severely limits mail ballot drop boxes

-allows GOP legislature to appoint majority on state election board & suspend county election officials

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-allows unlimited challenges to voter eligibility

-adds strict new ID requirement for mail ballots

-gives voters less time to request mail ballots

-prevents election officials from sending out mail ballot applications

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-bans mobile voting centers

-throws out most ballots cast in wrong precinct

-prohibits election funding from nonprofit groups

-makes it more difficult to extend voting hours when problems arise

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31 Mar
Breaking: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam just signed state-level Voting Rights Act. First Southern state to do so after SCOTUS gutted VRA in 2013. Big contrast to GOP voter suppression in Georgia & other states
“At a time when voting rights are under attack across our country, Virginia is expanding access to the ballot box, not restricting it," says @RalphNortham, who calls Voting Rights Act of Virginia a "model for how states can strengthen democracy" governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-r…
"The Voting Rights Act of Virginia prohibits discrimination in elections administration, requires local election officials to get feedback or pre-approval for voting changes, and allows individuals to sue in cases of voter suppression"
Read 5 tweets
25 Mar
This is insane: Georgia Dem rep @Cannonfor58 was arrested for trying to watch Brian Kemp sign new voter suppression bill. Look at how she is treated by police. This is straight out of Jim Crow
H/t @stphnfwlr for posting this. Full video via @hannahjoyTV instagram.com/tv/CM2-GWCHTIz/
Dem state Rep Erica Thomas to Georgia capitol police: "You arrested a sitting state representative for nothing! She didn’t do anything but knock on the governor’s door. I’m so done. Protect and serve who?”
Read 6 tweets
25 Mar
Mitch McConnell yesterday: "states are not engaging in efforts to suppress voters whatsoever"

Georgia House today: passes 95 page voter suppression bill
Georgia Senate is now taking up House passed voter suppression bill #sb202 & Brian Kemp could sign it as soon as tomorrow. This is how desperate they are to suppress votes
One of most dangerous parts of GA voter suppression bill allows state legislature to appoint majority of state election board & take over county election boards in order to challenge election results

"It will make what we all lived through in 2020 child’s play" says @gwlauren
Read 8 tweets
25 Mar
Breaking: Georgia House passes 95 page GOP voter suppression bill allowing GOP takeover of state/county election boards, unlimited challenges to voter eligibility, restricting drop boxes & making it crime to give voters food & water in line
Georgia House voter suppression bill includes massively undemocratic power grab giving GOP legislature control of state election board, allowing them to take over county election boards & stripping power from GOP sec of state after he stood up to Trump motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
"What I'm worried about is how un-American this whole initiative is” Biden says about GOP voter suppression efforts. “It's sick. It's sick”

He calls out “not giving water to people when they’re in line to vote” referring to Georgia House bill passed today
Read 11 tweets
24 Mar
Senate holding first hearing today on For the People Act, most important democracy reform bill since Voting Rights Act

S1 + John Lewis VRA would stop GOP voter suppression

"This is once-in-a-century moment to protect right to vote" says @amyklobuchar motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Dems can abolish filibuster to pass For the People Act & John Lewis Voting Rights Act or they can allow GOP to undermine democracy for next decade

"With so much at stake, we need to not just protect & defend voting rights, we need to grow them" says @SenAlexPadilla
41 GOP senators representing 21% of US can block bills like S1 supported by 68% of Americans that would expand voting access for tens of millions

If Dems don't end filibuster to pass S1 & John Lewis Voting Rights Act minority rule will get much worse

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