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Media Advisory: Voting Rights Leaders to Assess Arizona Primary, Urge November Election Reforms
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 11 a.m. MST/PDT, voting rights experts and advocates from All Voting is Local Arizona, One Arizona, Election Protection Arizona, Arizona Advocacy Network & Foundation, Indian Legal Clinic, Arizona Coalition for Change/Our Voice Our Vote Arizona, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, and Living United for Change in Arizona will host a telephone press briefing to evaluate the primary election this week and offer recommendations for avoiding critical problems in the general election.
Media Advisory: Voting Rights Leaders, Advocates to Assess Michigan’s Handling of August 4 Primary
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. EST, Michigan voters, voting rights experts, and advocates from All Voting is Local Michigan, Voters Not Politicians, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and Detroit Action will host a telephone press briefing to provide an assessment of the August 4 primary and share voters’ experiences. Speakers will also offer policy recommendations for avoiding critical problems and voting safely amid a pandemic, in the general election.
Census Day of Action marks last chance to respond to the census before enumerators begin nationwide door-knocking
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote℠ campaign, along with the Census Counts campaign, will hold a Facebook Live event on Tuesday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET as part of a Census Week of Action, an effort to mobilize communities to participate in the 2020 Census. This year’s census is a critical chance to ensure communities that have long been marginalized and erased are seen, heard, and receive the rights and resources they deserve. This is part of Turn Up Tuesdays, a weekly national call to action to ensure people are informed and activated to vote in November.
All Michigan Counties Must Provide Prepaid Return Postage for Mailed Ballots
DETROIT — All Voting is Local Michigan State Director Aghogho Edevbie issued the following statement in response to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ announcement that all mail-in ballots for the November election will include prepaid return postage.
Duval County Must Send Vote by Mail Applications to All Registered Voters
TALLAHASSEE- All Voting is Local Florida called on Mike Hogan, Duval County’s Supervisor of Elections, to send all registered voters vote by mail applications and aggressively expand education efforts to inform county residents how to safely participate in the August 18 primary and general election.
Commonwealth Must Provide Resources for Philadelphia to Protect the Sanctity of Its General Election
PHILADELPHIA - All Voting is Local Pennsylvania State Director Scott Seeborg issued the following statement in response to Philadelphia City Commissioners’ call for $6 million in additional state funding and legislation to help the city manage the November election amid COVID-19: