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If a poll worker says your name is not on the list of registered voters, you are entitled to a provisional ballot. If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
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The Wisconsin GOP tried to steal the election to pack the state supreme court with conservative judges.
They lost.
Voters should never forget.
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Georgians are risking their health to cast a vote, only to be met with absurdly long lines, broken voting machines, and polling locations opening late.
It's
#VoterSuppression
in action, and it's unacceptable in a democracy.
If you’re voting in Georgia, STAY IN LINE!
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Anita Heard, 80, was one of the first in line to vote at 6 am & waited for hours to cast her ballot.
Sadly, she is not alone. Voters all over Georgia are experiencing long lines & broken voting machines.
This is voter suppression in action.
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Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
Thank you, Wisconsin poll workers.
You deserve better.
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Jim Jordan “represents” one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. 🥴
We can have better representatives in Congress if we fix the maps in 2021.
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Democrats flipped 39 U.S. House seats with 8,805,130 MORE VOTES than Republicans nationwide! Now imagine how many more seats Democrats could have flipped without gerrymandered districts!
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BREAKING: North Carolina’s political maps for the state legislature are unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2020 elections.
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Pres.
@BarackObama
, AG
@EricHolder
,
@JohnLegend
,
@JayPharoah
&
@iamwill
have a message for you:
Our work to protect democracy is far from done! Fixing our maps was one thing–but it only matters if YOU help hold our leaders accountable by VOTING.
Now, let’s get to work. 🗳️📣
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🆕🚨In a win for Louisiana voters, the Supreme Court has dismissed Galmon v. Ardoin — reinstating the order that blocked Louisiana’s gerrymandered congressional map that diluted the Black vote, and allowing the map to be redrawn to accurately reflect Louisianans.
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BREAKING: the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a new congressional map. This is a huge step in the fight against gerrymandering.
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Jim Jordan “represents” one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country.
We can have better representatives and less polarization in Congress if we fix the maps in 2021.
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Republicans in North Carolina—one of the most badly gerrymandered states in the country—hold 10 of 13 House of Representative seats. Tonight, a fed court ruled that NC's congressional map is an unconstitutional gerrymander that favors the GOP. North Carolinians deserve
#fairmaps
!
A panel of three federal judges in North Carolina ruled that the state's congressional map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander that favors Republicans, and said it may require districts to be redrawn before the November elections
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WATCH: President
@BarackObama
speaks out about the disastrous effects of partisan and racial gerrymandering on our democracy by Republicans and what you can do to fight back.
#FIXTHEMAPS
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SPOTTED: AG
@EricHolder
with a history-making gubernatorial nominee who understands why fighting for fair redistricting means fighting for the people!
Georgia,
@staceyabrams
will have the power to veto rigged maps as governor and has committed to rejecting any gerrymandered map!
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We applaud
@PeteButtigieg
for putting forward this proposal which addresses partisan and racial gerrymandering, among other critical voting rights issues.
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More than half of the GOP members who voted against McCarthy for Speaker of the House are from states with gerrymandered maps.
It's no coincidence the party that needs to gerrymander in order to win elections, is also the party that cannot govern.
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Dan Crenshaw tried to blame
#BlackLivesMatter
protestors for the coronavirus spike in Texas.
Rep. Crenshaw "represents" one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. 🥴
We can have better representatives in Congress if we fix the maps in 2021.
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Following the Trump Administration’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census,
@EricHolder
announced "We will litigate to stop the Administration from moving forward with this irresponsible decision.”
Read his full statement -->
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Our political system is broken. The fight for fair maps is not a partisan issue. It’s about saving our democracy.
We need fair redistricting so that our maps better represent the makeup of our country.
Join us in the fight to end gerrymandering!
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Thank you,
@amyklobuchar
for being the first candidate to speak out on the harmfulness of gerrymandering to our democracy!
Gerrymandering is a civil rights issue.
#DemDebate
#AskAboutDemocracy
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🏆VICTORY🏆
Ohio’s Supreme Court has overturned the gerrymandered state legislative map plans drawn by Ohio Republican lawmakers that sought to manipulate maps to enhance their own power. Bravo to NRAF (our affiliate) who supported Ohio voters in these cases!
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Jim Jordan "represents" one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country.🥴
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BREAKING: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just struck another blow against partisan gerrymandering. They held the maps Republicans drew in 2011 violate the state's constitution and they've ordered new maps drawn for the 2018 elections.
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Statement from
@EricHolder
on
@judgedallet
’s victory in the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
“The voters of Wisconsin took a critical first step toward a state government that better reflects their needs and interests.”
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Voters turned out in record numbers in 2020—but now, Republicans are trying to choose who has access to the ballot box.
The Senate must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect our democracy from those trying to dismantle it.
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🚨FLIP ALERT🚨Congratulations to Mack Cormier who has just won the race for Louisiana House District - 105. Cormier’s win takes the veto-proof majority for the GOP off the table in the House!
#LAPol
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BREAKING: Judge orders Gov. Scott Walker to hold special elections for open legislative seats
"Leading the lawsuit is the National Redistricting Foundation, an affiliate of
@EricHolder
's National Democratic Redistricting Committee"
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🚨 FLIP ALERT! 🚨
Congratulations to
#FairMaps
champion Jeff Pittman (
@VotePittman
) on flipping Kansas’ Senate District 5, and becoming its newest state senator.
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STATEMENT: “When the people are able to participate in the democratic process, they have the power to protect democracy and deliver real change. That occurred tonight.”
Read
@EricHolder
’s full statement on tonight’s victory in Wisconsin:
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We’re still awaiting election results because Republican state legislators used their gerrymandered majorities to stop ballots from being processed before Election Day in key states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
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We are building a movement to ensure that the next round of redistricting doesn't happen in secret.
#fairmaps
Find out how you can get involved at .
Top Pennsylvania Republicans are fighting like hell to keep gerrymandering secret
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After Election Day, election officials will check whether you’re eligible to vote & registered. If you are, they will count your provisional ballot.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Ohio Supreme Court has struck down the gerrymandered state legislative maps for the THIRD TIME.
We are glad to see that the court has seen right though the GOP gerrymanders.
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Thank you, Senator
@BernieSanders
, for standing with us and for signing the Fair Districts Pledge! Gerrymandering and map manipulation undermines our democracy—it’s up to all of us to fight back and demand
#fairmaps
.
I’m proud to take
@demredistrict
’s pledge to support fair districts and end manipulation. If we are going to have a vibrant democracy we must end gerrymandering and all forms of voter suppression.
#fairmaps
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Meadows represents a gerrymandered district. His behavior is what happens when politicians pick their voters
#NC11
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"
@EricHolder
leads the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and its charge is nothing less than saving the Party’s prospects for the next decade."
Will you join us in this fight?
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From the court's opinion: "partisan gerrymandering runs contrary to numerous fundamental democratic principles and individual rights enshrined in the Constitution."
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Republicans in Pennsylvania are now trying to impeach the justices who ruled for fair congressional districts.
@EricHolder
said this is a: "brazen attack on an independent court by those who are afraid to face the people in fair elections"
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🚨BREAKING🚨
Virginia just flipped the Senate blue! This is the first time Democrats have had a majority since 2007!
#VAPPol
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Republicans in North Carolina have repeatedly lost in court over their gerrymandering of legislative maps.
Now, instead of drawing fair districts, they're trying to rig the state courts.
Their effort is undemocratic and we're fighting to stop them.
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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans have just enacted one of the most gerrymandered maps in the country.
NC is a 50/50 state — but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the new maps – which cement an illegitimate advantage for the GOP.
It’s shameful & undemocratic.
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“This is a shameless attempt by Republicans to defend an unjust status quo that keeps themselves in power but deprives voters from having a meaningful choice in congressional elections” -
@EricHolder
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🚨BREAKING🚨Congratulations to Gov.
@JohnBelforLA
on his game-changing reelection!
Tonight, the people of Louisiana sent a clear message that progress on Medicaid, education, and the economy can still win out over the ugly divisiveness from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
THIS IS HUGE!
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.
@EricHolder
is in Georgia today phone banking for
@staceyabrams
and candidates down the ballot. What are you doing this weekend to help elect Democrats in November?
#fairmaps
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"They're not going to sit idly by and ensure the lines move swiftly. They're recruiting these folks so they go to polls and either intimidate voters, or at a minimum slow the process." —
@marceelias
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“You wanna honor John, let’s revitalize the law he was willing to die for... end the partisan gerrymandering so the people get to choose the politicians not the other way around." --
@BarackObama
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🚨 FLIP ALERT! 🚨
Congratulations to
#FairMaps
champion DeAndrea Salvador (
@DeAndreaforNC
) on flipping North Carolina’s Senate District 39, and becoming its newest state senator.
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MAJOR 2022 MIDTERMS NEWS 🇺🇸:
This year, the NDRC will be targeting 17 states and investing in critical races to help safeguard our democracy, end gerrymandering, and make sure that voters can choose their politicians.
Check out our Democracy Targets 🇺🇸🎯:
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‼️FLIPPED SEAT ALERT‼️
Congratulations to
#DemocracyDefender
Betsy Coffia (
@BetsyCoffia
) on flipping Michigan’s State House District 103 , and becoming its newest state legislator!
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The Texas Senate just passed a gerrymandered congressional map which eliminates all competitive districts and ignores census data.
#TXlege
Congress must pass the
#FreedomToVoteAct
to put the power back in the hands of the people.
Statement from Attorney General
@EricHolder
⬇️
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"The ultimate goal... is that you take the power to draw the lines away from interested politicians & put it in the hands of a body that, in its totality, is really just trying to do the right thing." —
@EricHolder
on our fight to end gerrymandering
🎧⬇️
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Thank you, healthcare workers.
Thank you, grocery store workers.
Thank you, postal workers.
Thank you, sanitation workers.
Thank you, delivery & truck drivers.
Thank you, restaurant workers.
Thank you, warehouse workers.
Thank you, farmers.
Thank you, to all frontline workers.
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“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The best way to honor MLK’s legacy is to
#FightForVotingRights
.
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"We progressives -- we Democrats -- have got to get a little tough," he said. "If we work hard, if we turn out people, then Rebecca Dallet will be the next Supreme Court justice. I think she should be."
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Congrats to
@PattyforSenate
for winning the special election in Wisconsin's Senate District 10!! That's one more seat flipped from red to blue.
NDRC was proud to support her campaign & we will continue to focus on state & local races in 2018.
#fairmaps
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“The biggest rigged system in America is gerrymandering.” -
@EricHolder
, Chair of the
#NDRC
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We are thrilled to have
@DNC
Chair
@harrisonjaime
in our fight to end gerrymandering and restore power to the people. 🤝
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"We have politicians picking voters, not the other way around." —
@PeteButtigieg
speaking about the need to end racial and partisan gerrymandering.
Thank you
@PeteButtigieg
for speaking about this important issue. Gerrymandering is an issue that affects all of us!
#DemDebate
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.
@EricHolder
took a break from traveling the country urging people to get to the polls so he could cast his ballot. Have you voted yet?
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A win for voters and fair maps! Last night, the
#AZSenate
failed to send a terrible partisan bill to the ballot that would've dramatically overhauled Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission that draws congressional and legislative maps every decade.
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For the first time in a decade, Democrats have an opportunity to undo the extreme gerrymandering that exists in many states and draw
#FairMaps
that actually represent the will of the people.
Our president,
@KellyCWard
, talks more about the process here:
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Gerrymandering doesn't just happen in swing states. Republicans have rigged the maps in their favor across the country, including by packing people into the 7th District in Alabama.
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“This November is the first time in decades that Democrats hold an advantage heading into a presidential election that is also a prelude to redistricting.”
We have exactly 3 weeks until
#Elections2020
— VOTE up and down the ballot.
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Let’s be clear. If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature and the Independent State Legislature theory, it could have drastic consequences for our democracy and our free and fair elections.
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Someone is mad he was forced to do his job, follow the law, and call the special elections.
We will continue to advocate for the people of Wisconsin whose voting rights have been diluted and undermined by your actions in office.
Obama Attorney General Eric Holder and his Washington, D.C.-based special interest group are behind the legal push to force Wisconsin taxpayers to pay for special elections for seats that will be filled in a few months in the normal elections.
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Our C4 affiliate, NRAF, is supporting three lawsuits in LA, MN, & PA following today’s census data release. Plaintiffs ask the courts to prepare for the likelihood that divided state governments aren’t able to pass new, fair maps before the '22 elections.
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ICYMI: NDRC ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 REDISTRICTING TARGETS 🎯
12 states
3 gubernatorial races
16 state legislative chambers
1 statewide race
Our goal is to build on the victories YOU made possible and break Republican trifectas.
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Since SCOTUS failed to stop partisan gerrymandering,
@NancyPelosi
is stepping up with
#HR1
to end it once and for all. We stand with her in support of this
#fixdemocracy
package and
#fairmaps
.
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Congratulations to 🇺🇸 CALEB FROSTMAN 🇺🇸 for winning his race for the Wisconsin State Senate! Scott Walker and his GOP friends not only gerrymandered this district, they also tried to silence voters by refusing to hold elections, but voters just made themselves heard!
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.
@GovChrisSununu
is failing New Hampshire.
This week alone he vetoed:
❌ 3 common-sense gun bills
❌ A bipartisan bill to stop gerrymandering
This is not what democracy looks like. Stop putting partisan politics over the people of the Granite State.
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13 years ago today, our chairman,
@EricHolder
, was sworn in as the first Black Attorney General of the United States ⚖️🇺🇸
We’re pretty proud he’s our boss 😎
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistory
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Why is the representative of one of those most gerrymandered districts in the nation trying to talk about election integrity?
#CountEveryVote
Why is it always Democrat-run cities in swing states that experience voting issues?
Election integrity!
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Dan Crenshaw is yet *another* Republican in a gerrymandered district complaining about election integrity. 🙄
Shoutout to
@mehdirhasan
for the 🔥
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🚨⚖️BREAKING: SCOTUS just delivered a major victory for democracy by ruling in favor of NC voters in Moore v. Harper!
This ruling is a resounding rejection of the fringe ISL theory that has been peddled by MAGA extremists seeking to undermine democracy.
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This year, fed judges ruled that NC’s congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor the GOP over Dems.
On Election Day, these districts were still in place. The result? Dems won 50% of the House votes, but just 23% of the seats.
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🚨BREAKING🚨Congratulations to
@Hashmi4Va
, who will officially become the first Muslim-American woman to be elected to the VA Senate!
#SD10
This is a win for Virginia and a win for our country!
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🧵In the last few days, we've seen headlines like this:
1️⃣“Redistricting is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats”
2️⃣“Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting”
3️⃣“Surprisingly, there has been a redistricting turnaround”
This isn’t surprising—and it isn’t by accident.
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.
@AP
confirms what we feared: Even though the 2018 🌊 wave flipped the US House, Democrats should have 16 MORE seats--and be in the majority of *seven* state legislative chambers that Republicans still control.
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🚨 Georgia Republicans released a gerrymandered congressional map and have proven *once again* that they are willing to attack our representative democracy through rampant gerrymandering to give their party an advantage in the redistricting process and to hold onto power.
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"The goal of gerrymandering to this degree is not just to make your vote count less; it’s to make you know your vote doesn’t count in the hope that you won’t vote again." —
@danpfeiffer
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The GOP-led Texas state senate just released a draft congressional map, and the gerrymandering we’ve been warning about is brazen.
Republicans have made it clear that they don’t care about a fair electoral process - they only care about retaining power.
#txlege
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Thanks for taking a stand against partisan gerrymandering and map manipulation, Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
!
When politicians are allowed to pick their constituents, they too often place themselves beyond accountability — that's why I'm joining
@EricHolder
and taking
@demredistrict
’s pledge to support fair districts and end manipulation.
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🚨BREAKING: The conservative majority of the North Carolina Supreme Court has overturned their previous decision in Harper v. Hall — ruling that partisan gerrymandering does not violate the state constitution.
This is an unprecedented decision — and an affront to NC voters.
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People have referred to the shape of Meehan’s district, Pennsylvania’s 7th, as “Donald Duck Kicking Goofy.”
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🚨VICTORY🚨Today, the NH Supreme Court ruled on the side of voters by adopting a remedial congressional map that reflects the state’s electorally competitive nature.
This comes months after NH Republicans tried to draw rigged, non-competitive maps.
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🚨 FLIP ALERT! 🚨
Congratulations to
#FairMaps
champion Sarah Crawford (
@SarahCrawfordNC
) on flipping North Carolina’s Senate District 18, and becoming its newest state senator.
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This year, we are focusing on state and local races to ensure Democrats are in place to fight for fair maps during the next round of redistricting. Read more about how we are supporting
@karlabigham
and
@melissa23b
in Minnesota
#mnleg
-->
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Nashville is a diverse & fast-growing city—but TN Republicans want to split it into multiple congressional districts to flip a Dem-controlled district.
This is blatant gerrymandering—and it would leave Nashville without fair representation for a decade.
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Hey
@ScottWalker
, maybe you should stop wasting time in court and call the special elections. Why are you opposed to allowing people to vote?
Judge denies delay to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in calling two special elections
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🚨BREAKING🚨 We are excited to announce we have endorsed 102 candidates running for office in FL, GA, KS, MN, NC, OH, PA, and WI!
These candidates running for state office have pledged to fight for
#FairMaps
.
Check out our June endorsements. (Thread)
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AG
@EricHolder
is right—we are facing a critical moment right now.
Congress must act and pass the
#FreedomToVoteAct
and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect our democracy and our right to vote.
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Dear Texas Republicans,
You know that 95 percent of Texas’ population growth came from people of color and was centered in urban and suburban communities. So please draw Texas' maps accordingly.
Sincerely,
Democracy
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