Faith Leaders to Join Turn Up Tuesdays to Commemorate the Voting Rights Act and Call for Safer Elections

WASHINGTON –  The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote℠ campaign, will hold a series of events with faith leaders to mobilize voters across the country and urge officials to safeguard voting by mail and protect in-person voting options. This is a part of Turn Up Tuesdays, a weekly, national call to action to ensure people are informed and activated to vote in the general election

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New Senate Majority Has Mandate For Sweeping Reforms

WASHINGTON – LaShawn Warren, executive vice president of government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the results in the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia were announced: “This is a historic moment for Georgia and the nation. The election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, the first Black senator from the state, and Jon Ossoff, the youngest senator in decades, represents a critical turning point for our country. Congress now has a mandate to swiftly enact sweeping democracy reform, transform our justice system, strengthen voting rights, address economic inequality, and ensure civil and human rights are protected for everyone, especially for communities of color disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Findings Reveal Troubling Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout in Wisconsin’s April 2020 Primary

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 11AM EST / 10AM CST, leaders from All Voting Is Local, Demos and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will hold a press call to discuss stark racial disparities in voter turnout in Milwaukee during the April 2020 primary. In a collaborative new analysis of 2020 Wisconsin election data, the groups clearly show that wards with higher Black and Hispanic populations had significantly lower voter turnout compared to wards with a high percentage of white residents. Speakers will also outline steps Wisconsin can take to ensure elections remain free, fair, and safe for all.

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Voter Protection Corps Foundation and All Voting is Local Arizona Lead Coalition of 19 Voting Rights Organizations Urging Action Against Voter Intimidation in Arizona

PHOENIX – The Voter Protection Corps Foundation, All Voting is Local Arizona and 17 other Arizona and national organizations committed to protecting and expanding access to the ballot box today sent a letter to Arizona election officials calling for urgent action to prevent voter intimidation.

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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.

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ACLU of Georgia and All Voting Is Local Georgia Urge Sec of State, State Election Board to Adopt a Commonsense Drop Box Strategy for August and November Elections

ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia, All Voting Is Local Georgia, and 23 community organizations sent a letter to the Secretary of State and State Election Board urging them to mandate and fund a four-pronged commonsense strategy for placing drop boxes in all 159 counties. The emergence of COVID-19 added to the decline in in-person voting sites since 2013 make drop boxes vital to ensure that all Georgia citizens can be safe as they exercise their sacred right to vote. 

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Michigan Advance: Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act opened floodgates for new restrictions

“Early voting has given Michigan voters additional and necessary options to vote,” said Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan state director of All Voting is Local. “Now voters in our state can vote from home, at their local clerk’s office, at a satellite polling location, or in-person on Election Day. Voters with childcare responsibilities, transportation issues, and busy work schedules have greater access to the ballot than ever before. These options have been especially important amid the pandemic.”

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