Cerabino: That mail-in ballot for the Florida governor’s race next year? It might not be in the mail
“This is the opposite of what we should be doing,” Brad Ashwell, the Florida director of the voting rights group, All Voting is Local, told the legislators. “We should make the vote-by-mail option permanent until voters opt out.”
Florida State Lawmakers and Voting Rights Advocates Preview 2021 Legislative Session, Urge Putting Voters First
TALLAHASSEE — At 6:30 p.m. EST, on Tuesday, February 9, Florida Senator Annette Taddeo (District-40), Florida Representative Geraldine Thompson (District-44), and voting rights advocates from All Voting is Local, ACLU of Florida, and America Votes will preview the 2021 legislative session and provide policy recommendations to ensure equitable voting access.
All Voting is Local State Leaders Urge Voter-Focused Election Reforms During 2021 Legislative Period
WASHINGTON – In op-eds for Talking Points Memo, the Arizona Republic, Cleveland.com, Nevada Independent, Tampa Bay Times - and an accompanying Spanish version in the Orlando Sentinel - All Voting is Local Pennsylvania, Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, and Florida state directors share lessons learned from the 2020 general election—with firsthand accounts of how changes spurred by the pandemic affected voters—and urge officials to fix outdated voting systems and expand access to the ballot.
Truthout: Raffensperger Stood Up to Trump, But He Also Attacked Voting Rights Groups
For Aklima Khondoker, Georgia state director for All Voting is Local, Raffensperger’s actions have been continuously trending toward focusing on his own political survival instead of prioritizing voters and a fair process. “These two versions are at odds,” said Khondoker. “In one version, Raffensperger is committed to rejecting political fodder, while in the other, he signals a call to his base.” Khondoker challenged the inconsistencies within Raffensperger’s approach to the current election cycle even after he unequivocally condemned the worst of allegations. “We hear that our elections were conducted fairly, honestly and free from fraud,” Khondoker told Truthout. “Raffensperger is fueling suspicions about our elections by opening baseless investigations that serve to weaken the integrity of our elections for political gain.”
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Georgia voter signature audit will validate ballots — or find fraud
“The hope I have is that it will show that our election workers have worked diligently and hard through this entire election, that they have been checking signatures as ballots are received and they’ve been matched,” said Aklima Khondoker, Georgia director for All Voting is Local, an organization that advocates for greater voting access.
Time Magazine: After Georgia Flips Blue, Voting Rights Advocates Brace for New Voting Restrictions
Aklima Khondoker, Georgia state director for All Voting is Local, agrees that making voting harder is not the answer to easing election workers’ burden. “The solution must be to support the workers that are doing this work so they can continue to do it (and) voters can continue to enjoy access to the ballot,” she says, adding that means hiring more poll workers and instituting more robust training.