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Advocates Call on Arizona Officials for Safe, Meaningful Options to Expand Access to the Ballot
PHOENIX – Arizona elections officials, public health experts, and advocacy organizations urged the Arizona governor, secretary of state, and legislature to ensure safe and secure elections this fall, including providing every registered voter with their ballot by mail, while preserving safe in-person voting options.
MEDIA ADVISORY-Advocates Call on Arizona Officials for Safe, Meaningful Options to Expand Access to the Ballot
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 1 p.m. MST/AZ, Arizona elections officials, public health experts, and advocacy organizations will hold a press briefing to discuss why the Arizona governor, secretary of state, and legislature must ensure safe and secure elections this fall, including providing every registered voter with their ballot by mail, while preserving meaningful in-person voting options.
Civil Rights Groups: Vote by Mail Improvements Needed for Ohioans
CLEVELAND - Voting rights advocates urged Ohio election officials to improve the state’s flawed vote by mail system to ensure fair and safe 2020 elections -- particularly in light of Ohio’s upcoming election on April 28th which will be conducted almost entirely by mail, due to COVID-19 concerns. In today’s telephone press briefing, advocates from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, All Voting is Local, and local voting rights organizations warned that voters may be disenfranchised unless Ohio lawmakers and election officials act now for future elections.
Press Call–Civil Rights Groups: Improvements Needed for Ohioans to Vote by Mail
CLEVELAND - On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. EDT, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local will host a telephone press briefing with Ohio voting rights organizations to discuss the voter advocacy work taking place in advance of the state’s rescheduled primary election. The conversation will also cover what Ohio’s election officials need to do to ensure that all voters are heard through the ballot, now and in November. Ohio’s election was moved from March 17 to April 28 over concerns about COVID-19. The election will also now be held almost entirely by mail
Civil Rights Groups Announces “Turn Up Tuesdays” to Mobilize Communities to Fight for The Right to Vote
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint campaign And Still I Vote, launched Turn Up Tuesdays, a weekly, national call to action to mobilize voters and urge officials to ensure fair and safe elections in 2020. Kicking off in Ohio on Tuesday, April 14th, Turn Up Tuesday is dedicated to ensuring that the election process in upcoming primaries does not encounter the disarray that voters experienced in Wisconsin’s election on April 7th. Ohio’s primary election is currently scheduled for April 28, after a postponement in response to COVID-19 concerns.
Florida Policy Makers Must Enact Voting Reforms Now Ahead of August Primary, Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
All Voting is Local and more than 30 statewide voting rights organizations called on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee, legislative leaders and election officials to immediately implement election reforms.