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Stacey Abrams

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28 Jun

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THREAD: As we prepare to celebrate our nation’s independence, we must bolster our commitment to preserving our democracy. @fairfightaction is continuing to call on our U.S. Senators to pass #S1, the #ForThePeopleAct, to protect voting rights for all eligible Americans. 1/6

It is because of dedicated activists, volunteers and allied organizations we secured Democratic unity on the #ForThePeopleAct. This would not have been possible without the more than *30,000* calls volunteers made to their Senators in the last three weeks alone. 2/6

But our work must continue. We are going to keep turning up the heat on our Senators all #HotCallSummer long. We’ll have more to share soon (stay tuned!), and in the meantime here is what you need to know: 3/6

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Stacey Abrams

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14 May

TEXAS: Your voices are making a difference. Last night, many anti-voter bills failed, proving the power of collective advocacy to protect our freedom to vote, but we must keep speaking out to defend voting rights. Read below what you stopped and how to keep fighting: #txlege

HB 3080, which would have created a misdemeanor offense for any person to send a mail ballot application to a person who did not first request one and would have enacted a process of thumbprint verification for mail ballots. #txlege

HB 3281, which would have required ballots returned by mail to be postmarked by the fourth day before Election Day and received by 5pm the day before Election Day. The bill would also have reduced the time to apply for a mail ballot. #txlege

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Stacey Abrams

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11 May

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Less than an hour after its passage by the Arizona State Senate, Governor @DougDucey rushed to sign SB 1485, a devastating anti-voter bill which could remove over 125,000 voters--more than 30,000 of whom are Latino--from Arizona’s highly popular Permanent Early Voting List. (1/6)

The newly-signed #SB1485 is one of over 400 proposed anti-voter bills across the country stemming from an election cycle with historical turnout of Black, brown, and young voters. (2/6)

These actions are a direct and wide-ranging assault on democracy that spans across 48 states from Arizona to New Hampshire, and from Michigan to Texas to Georgia, and demands a response from all stakeholders in America. Silence cannot be an option. (3/6)

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Stacey Abrams

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26 Apr

TEXAS: Your voices are slowing the anti-voter omnibus bills HB 6 and SB 7, but we must not forget other bills with the same harmful provisions. One example: the TX House Elections Committee passed HB 4322, which would ban drive-thru voting. #txlege courthousenews.com/texas-gop-bill…

To make sure Texans' right to vote is protected, we must fight ALL of these anti-voter bills—like SB 1340, which would make the Secretary of State, not local officials, responsible for voter registration and holding hearings on challenges and registration cancellations. #txlege

HB 4364 grants poll watchers free movement throughout polling locations, increasing voter intimidation risks, and creates a class A misdemeanor for polling place officials who refuse to accept a poll watcher. #txlege

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Stacey Abrams

@staceyabrams

8 Apr

Today the TX GOP advanced the egregious #HB6 out of committee. It won't just restrict voter access, it will criminalize voting with harsh penalties. Voters and business leaders must speak up while there is time to stop it from becoming law: StopJimCrow2.com #txlege (1/4)

Texas is facing a host of dangerous anti-voting bills that undermine democracy and voting access; one goes as far as requiring a voter's thumbprint. (2/4)

#HB6 would criminalize voting, push voting violations to the same sentencing range as murder, weaponize fears of prosecution, ban election officials from proactively sending ballot applications—burdening seniors, rural voters, voters with disabilities—and more. #txlege (3/4)

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Stacey Abrams

@staceyabrams

25 Mar

#SB202 suppresses voters, criminalizes compassion & seizes election authority from local + state officials. In 11 years, I never witnessed a massive bill approved at such speed and signed in such desperation. This wasn’t efficiency or principle. This is cowardice. #gapol
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Georgia Republicans want to hide their shameful actions from public scrutiny. It’s Jim Crow in a suit + tie: cutting off access, adding restrictions, encouraging more “show me your papers” actions to challenge a citizen’s right to vote. Facially neutral but racially targeted. 2/

GOP legislators gave themselves the right to takeover local elections & throw out results - what they tried and failed to do in MI. They raised costs for taxpayers and forbid counties from accepting funds to cover the bill. They criminalize free water & food for those in line. 3/

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