GOP National Voter Suppression (Interstate Crosscheck, ID, Poll Closures, Voter Patrols)
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Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
They sure are trying desperately to do something HL's conservatives have assured me doesn't make any difference.
VOTER REGISTRATION AND SECRETARY OF STATE ELECTIONS
● Massachusetts: Despite having Democratic legislative supermajorities for decades, Massachusetts lags far behind when it comes to making voting as easy and accessible as possible, but longtime Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin finally appears to be responding to pressure over this failing. Galvin recently filed a bill to establish same-day voter registration, which allows voters to register and cast a ballot on Election Day itself.
Galvin's move comes as Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim is giving the incumbent his first real primary challenge in ages, and Zakim has made passing same-day registration (as well as automatic voter registration) a key part of his platform. Zakim has criticized Galvin for continuing to appeal a 2017 state court ruling that threw out Massachusetts' too-early registration deadline for violating the state constitution, which would enable same-day registration if that ruling stands.
Fundraising reports also indicate that this could be a primary to watch. Zakim raised $108,000 since joining the race in November, almost twice as much as the $59,000 that Galvin took in. However, Galvin had an advantage in cash-on-hand of $2.6 million, compared to $441,000 for Zakim.
Galvin has been in office since his election in 1994, and he may be too entrenched to lose. But regardless of who wins this primary, it's encouraging to see Galvin finally take greater steps toward making it easier to vote in Massachusetts. However, there's still a ways to go to convince legislators to pass these bills to expand voting rights.
VOTER SUPPRESSION
● Republican National Committee: On Wednesday, Democrats appealed a federal district court decision that ended a consent decree preventing the Republican National Committee from engaging in bogus "ballot security" measures. As we have previously explained, this legal order had been in place since 1982 and had blocked the RNC from engaging in voter suppression tactics like sending a fake "Ballot Security Task Force” to intimidate voters at the polls. However, the district court recently let it expire after the RNC pleaded it had been on its best behavior for years.
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● Massachusetts: Despite having Democratic legislative supermajorities for decades, Massachusetts lags far behind when it comes to making voting as easy and accessible as possible, but longtime Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin finally appears to be responding to pressure over this failing. Galvin recently filed a bill to establish same-day voter registration, which allows voters to register and cast a ballot on Election Day itself.
Galvin's move comes as Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim is giving the incumbent his first real primary challenge in ages, and Zakim has made passing same-day registration (as well as automatic voter registration) a key part of his platform. Zakim has criticized Galvin for continuing to appeal a 2017 state court ruling that threw out Massachusetts' too-early registration deadline for violating the state constitution, which would enable same-day registration if that ruling stands.
Fundraising reports also indicate that this could be a primary to watch. Zakim raised $108,000 since joining the race in November, almost twice as much as the $59,000 that Galvin took in. However, Galvin had an advantage in cash-on-hand of $2.6 million, compared to $441,000 for Zakim.
Galvin has been in office since his election in 1994, and he may be too entrenched to lose. But regardless of who wins this primary, it's encouraging to see Galvin finally take greater steps toward making it easier to vote in Massachusetts. However, there's still a ways to go to convince legislators to pass these bills to expand voting rights.
VOTER SUPPRESSION
● Republican National Committee: On Wednesday, Democrats appealed a federal district court decision that ended a consent decree preventing the Republican National Committee from engaging in bogus "ballot security" measures. As we have previously explained, this legal order had been in place since 1982 and had blocked the RNC from engaging in voter suppression tactics like sending a fake "Ballot Security Task Force” to intimidate voters at the polls. However, the district court recently let it expire after the RNC pleaded it had been on its best behavior for years.
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