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Join now to hear how tons of ballots are left rejected and uncounted every election.👇 twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKk…
"Auditors found nearly 29,000 ballots that were rejected for various signature problems in the 2020 general election — either the signature was missing or it did not match what was on file."
nytimes.com/2022/02/02/us/…
"Put simply, we have an epidemic of uncounted ballots. In every election, hundreds of thousands of voters nationwide are given the right to vote but not the right to have their vote counted. This creates a dangerous illusion of democracy." democracydocket.com/news/we-are-no…
"On average, between 1-2% of mail ballots are rejected every election because they fail to meet hyper-technical state laws that govern counting the ballots...Yet, the burdens of these laws do not fall equally on all voting populations." democracydocket.com/news/vote-by-m…

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Feb 2
⚖️The Supreme Court of North Carolina is now hearing arguments over the state's new legislative and congressional redistricting maps. Follow along for live updates.

📺Stream the proceedings here:
Find the case filings here👇

Harper v. Hall: democracydocket.com/cases/north-ca…

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⚖️COURT ALERT: North Carolina's legislative and congressional maps are going to the state Supreme Court tomorrow morning.

Here's what you need to know.👇🧵
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