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Can South Carolina Trust Its Voter Rolls After Lindsey Graham’s Death?

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has created more than a political vacancy in South Carolina. It has also raised an urgent question about the special election that will determine his successor: Can South Carolinians trust the state’s voter rolls? Investigative journalist Alison Greene says the answer should not be assumed. In a new […]

Voter Roll Purges: What You Can Do Right Now

What should you do if your name disappears from the voter rolls? Investigative journalist Alison Greene explains voter roll purges, provisional ballots, and practical steps to protect your vote before the midterm elections.

Voter Roll Purges: What You Can Do Right Now

Alison Greene Returns with Practical Steps to Protect Your Vote Before the Midterm Elections What happens if you show up to vote on Election Day—and your name is no longer on the voter rolls? Investigative journalist Alison Greene says that scenario is happening to more Americans than many realize. In this follow-up interview on the […]

Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act; Republicans Gerrymander to Hold Power

The U.S. Supreme Court, with its right-wing majority, on April 29 gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Now GOP-controlled state legislatures are gleefully doing Trump’s bidding, re-gerrymandering their election maps to steal the upcoming Congressional elections and preserve their political power. It’s an act of desperation. Why? Because Republicans know they will lose control of […]

He Votes by Mail, but You Cheat

Trump Voted Absentee (for no reason) in Recent Florida Special Election by Mark M. Bello When Trump Votes by Mail it’s “Convenience.” When you do it, it’s “Fraud.”   Donald Trump has spent years telling Americans that mail-in voting is corrupt, fraudulent, and—his favorite word, “rigged.” According to him, mail-in ballots are one way that […]

What Does Airport Security have to do with Voting Rights?

What Does Airport Security have to do with Voting Rights? by MarkM. Bello We are 40 days into a partial government (DHS) shutdown. Tuesday night, the Senate, apparently, approved a “fix” so that TSA agents can get paid. The House must now approve it before the holiday recess. We shall see. For over a month, […]

The SAVE ACT: NOT About Election Integrity But Who Gets to Vote

Voter Suppression Rears its Ugly Head By Mark M. Bello Throughout history, a pattern emerges when power feels threatened. It doesn’t shout “we want fewer people voting” from the rooftops. It speaks in whispers or doubletalk. “We just want secure elections.” Or “we want election integrity.” What they really want is quite clear. And if […]

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