Read NPI’s recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms.
Tag: Fair Elections
Saving democracy one vote at a time: Democratic secretaries of state review the 2020 election and look ahead to 2022
Jena Griswold of Colorado, Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Shenna Bellows of Maine, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan joined Daily Kos’ Carolyn Fiddler discuss their role in state government as well as the current threat to democracy.
For the tenth straight year, Washingtonians will see anti-tax propaganda on their ballots
Although there are no statewide measures (initiatives, referenda, or constitutional amendments) on the 2021 ballot, voters will see three anti-tax propaganda pieces right at the top, presented duplicitously as “advisory votes.”
The people of Franklin County, Washington deserve fair representation — but they’ll have to overcome Republican opposition to get it
Right wing elected officials in the Tri-Cities are fiercely resisting a challenge brought under the Washington Voting Rights Act to unrig the electoral system in Franklin County.
Washington’s Redistricting Commissioners have released their proposed legislative maps
The proposals are intended to give Washingtonians something to inspect and critique as the Commission moves towards trying to reach a consensus on a final set of maps. The Commission has until November 15th to reach agreement.
Backers of an Arizona-style election “audit” circus launch wave of lawsuits in Washington
With no one paying attention to their completely baseless and unfounded allegations, they’ve decided to up the ante by going to court and wasting public resources rehashing their grievances there.
Idaho Supreme Court voids Republican Legislature’s newest anti-initiative law
Senate Bill 1110 does not comport with the Gem State’s plan of government because it infringes upon the fundamental rights of direct democracy guaranteed to Idahoans by Article III, Section I of the state’s constitution.
Tim Eyman says he’s joining a group pushing voter suppression schemes in swing states
If we are to remain a democratic republic, voter suppression schemes like the kind Eyman plans to work on must be defeated.
Oregon changes its ballot return policy to match Washington’s more voter-friendly laws
Beginning in 2022, Beaver State voters will be able to vote through the Postal Service and have their ballot count as long as it’s postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days. That’s a win for democracy and ballot access.
Most of Texas’ House Democrats just left the state to stop a voter suppression bill
By walking out, Democratic state representatives are leaving the Texas State House of Representatives without a constitutionally required quorum, which means that the House cannot conduct any floor business.
Donald Trump frivolously sues big tech firms in his latest ploy for money and attention
“This lawsuit is a stunt, and it’s unlikely to find traction in the courts,” Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, told the Daily Beast.
No surprise: Republicans block consideration of the For The People Act with a filibuster
By a vote of fifty to fifty, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on S. 1. Democratic senators vowed to keep on fighting, while Mitch McConnell, speaking on behalf of himself and his caucus, promised not to give an inch.
Understanding Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator imperiling U.S. democracy’s future
Manchin clearly doesn’t like what is happening to the country, but bewilderingly, it appears he only wants to take corrective action if the very people who are busy enabling the destruction of America’s political norms are on board.
Donald Trump erects a tower of lies for the midterms and a bid to regain power in 2024
Trump is back. Expect a summer full of rallies, camp followers spouting Q‑Anon nonsense, and Trump leaving the stage to ovations that would send Hitler to bed happy.