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Election Board Rejects 60k Ballot Challenges By GOP

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

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The Case For Universal Voting

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Trish Nelson

As former President Barack Obama has said, “It would be transformative if everybody voted – that would counteract money more than anything.” Sharing is caring!

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Will Republican Vote Purging Work Again In 2024?

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Vote suppression is alive and well in Iowa too.  Republican vote suppression laws worked in the 2022 mid-terms in Iowa. Ann Selzer on Iowa Press: “And so when you shrink the proportion of the total electorate, to me that is … Continue reading →

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Ari Berman/Marc Elias On The GOP’s Assault On Democracy

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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March On For Voting Rights This Saturday

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Trish Nelson

MARCH ON OLD CAPITOL FOR VOTING RIGHTS Saturday, August 28, 2:00 PM 21 North Clinton St. Iowa City, IA Facebook event info. https://marchonforvotingrights.org/ Since January, 48 states have introduced 389 bills that amount to shameful, outright voter suppression, and many … Continue reading →

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What Is The Democrats’ Killer App?

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Trish Nelson
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The GOP’s Plan To Steal The 2024 Election

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Trish Nelson

With all of the chatter about the Georgia vote suppression law passed by the Republican legislature making it a crime to give someone water who is standing in line to vote, a very scary and far more dangerous provision hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Stacey Abrams Reveals GOP Vote Suppression Strategy For 2020

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Stacey Abrams was on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell last week. It was a short don’t-blink-you-might-miss-it segment but so important to know what we are up against looking forward to November. “Republicans have a battle plan. They are planning … Continue reading →

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Jim Hightower: Republicans Have Made It Harder To Vote

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Trish Nelson

At the time of posting, the mid-term election returns are not yet in.  Here is an excerpt from an article from The Hightower Lowdown.  “Election meddling was rampant in 2016, and his [Trump’s] campaign’s blatant collusion in it corrupted America’s … Continue reading →

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