Last night @MichSoS@JocelynBenson accepted the Brennan Legacy Award, inspiring a crowd of 500+ with her fierce protection of every vote and every voice. The Brennan Center honors her commitment to free, fair, and accurate elections — a beacon for the country.
Thanks to wonderful Paul Tagliabue — @RISEtoWIN, @NFL — for presenting her award, and for all he does to strengthen our democracy.
1/ The latest Brennan Center poll of local election officials shows that we are on track for more than 1 in 5 local election officials to be serving in their first presidential election in 2024. brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
2/ This loss of institutional knowledge can impact election administration and public confidence in elections.
3/ Election officials continue to face a hostile environment with insufficient resources. Our survey finds that 30% have been threatened, attacked, or harassed because of their job. 56% are worried about political leaders interfering with how they do their jobs.
"This is a nation that respects free and fair elections." In his speech tonight, @POTUS assailed the wave of attacks on Americans’ voting rights. Many of these threats were inspired by lies that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. Here’s what we’ve been tracking: 🧵 1/10
In fact, our analysis reveals that the false claims of widespread voter fraud in the many Trump campaign lawsuits after the 2020 election became the foundations for the post-election wave of voter suppression legislation. 3/10 brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
Former Twitter employee: “I was concerned the former president, for the first time, was speaking directly to extremist organizations and giving them directives.” #January6thCommitteeHearings
"If President Trump were any other user on Twitter, he would have been permanently suspended a very long time ago." #January6thCommitteeHearings
Former Twitter employee, knowing that extremists were ready to take up arms: "Trump posting this tweet on Dec 19th was essentially staking a flag in D.C. on Jan 6 for his supporters to come and rally." #January6thCommitteeHearing
Judge Luttig in closing: "Almost 2 years after that fateful day in January 2021, still Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy... 1/5 #January6thCommiteeHearings
... To this very day, the former president, his allies, and supporters pledge that in the presidential election of 2024, if the former president or his anointed successor as the Republican party presidential candidate were to lose that election, they would attempt... 2/5
... to overturn that 2024 election in the same way that they attempted to overturn the 2020 election, but succeed in 2024 where they failed in 2020.... 3/5
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We’re hiring for the following roles: 🧵
Event Manager
The Communications Department has a great opportunity for an Event Manager to assist in production, marketing, organization and logistical arrangements of Brennan Center public events (both in-person and virtual). brennancenter.applytojob.com/apply/6RZQqWLT…
Special Assistant to the Director, Voting Rights and Elections Program
The Voting Rights and Elections Program seeks a motivated individual who will provide critical administrative support, research, and drafting assistance.