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-The Florida State Senate passes a Georgia-style voter suppression bill #SB90 criminalizing giving food and water to voters in line, severely restricting mail ballot drop boxes, and making it harder to vote by mail

Montana Bill SB90 aims to end Made in Montana program that promotes and encourages small businesses. This would absolutely devastate Montana in its tourism and small business development. Decades of hard work and professional development lost. Let the know you oppose SB90. #montana #sb90

Expert: FL's election reforms harm disadvantaged voters but don't fix voting fraud • Florida Phoenix Last year’s elections reforms have erected barriers to voting for disadvantaged people in Florida while doing nothing to bolster election integrity — the purported reason for the law — an elections expert testified on Tuesday. Michael Herron, chair of the Program in Quantitative Social Science at Dartmouth College, said Senate Bill 90, the law at […]

“There is no basis in the literature on election administration to support the suggestion that elections are more secure when people have to decide more frequently when they want to vote, no." #florida #votingrights #SB90

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Alan Madison testifies in Day 3 of fed voting-rights trial that FL's #SB90 makes vote-by-mail difficult. Lawyer for Sec of State & AG reminds him of option to vote in person. Citing COVID, Madison says, "I have the option of eating glass, too, and I don’t do that." @LWVFlorida

Scoon testifies that ballot drop box she used for 10+ years was removed because election officer was worried about new $25,000 fine in #SB90. Also, citing "huge changes" that slowed US mail services in 2020, "I'm not comfortable putting my ballot in the mail." @LWVFlorida

At #SB90 trial, Pres of League of Women Voters denounces FL limits on voter-registration drives, describes newly registered voters as "grateful" for the help. "They want to know that they count." [Jan 14 photo of Cecile Scoon] @LWVFlorida @adv_project

Clash over election rules pits civil-rights groups vs. state, national Republicans • Florida Phoenix In a voting-rights case that will have national ramifications, Florida’s Republican governor, top members of his administration, and two Republican national committees will convene in federal court Monday to defend Florida’s 2021 election reforms against state, national, and local plaintiffs who say the reforms suppress voting by Black voters, Latino voters, and others. At issue […]

Start of trial over #SB90 slowed by series of procedural motions, drawing warning from federal Judge Walker that he will not tolerate "gamesmanship." Threatens to make lawyers convene at 5 a.m. for such future motions. Backgrounder on case:

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Thanks to @mikebonin for introducing & @PaulKoretzCD5 for seconding resolution for @LACityCouncil to endorse #SB90 #AB1416 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct authored by @HenrySternCA @SantiagoAD53 & @LorenaAD80! It's time for the ballot to show voters who supports & opposes initiatives.

Thanks to #CleanMoneyChampion @AsmCervantes, author of last session's #AB201 Text Message #DISCLOSEAct, for joining as Principal Coauthor of #SB90 & #AB1416 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct & #SB752 Disclosure Clarity Act, authored by champions @HenrySternCA, @SantiagoAD53, & @BenAllenCA!

#SB90 makes voting by mail less accessible, which is harmful to our elderly community. It requires them to provide a form of FL ID or last 4 of their social to request a ballot (which could lead to fraud). PS: FL is 1st in the U.S. for ID theft & voting safeguards already exist.

Thanks new coauthors of #SB90 @HenrySternCA & #AB1416 @SantiagoAD53 @LorenaAD80 @DavidChiu Ballot #DISCLOSEAct: @BenAllenCA @JoshBeckerSV @DaveCortese @laurafriedman43 @Ash_Kalra @alex_lee @AsmMuratsuchi! We'll keep building support while @DrWeber4CA's Committee advises!

BIG NEWS! Last week @DavidChiu joined @SantiagoAD53 & @LorenaAD80 in authoring #AB1416 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct to show voters who supports & opposes ballot measures on the ballot itself! Now 4 #CleanMoney Champions w/#SB90 author @HenrySternCA lead on these crucial bills!

Instead of working to further streamline our state’s capacity to administer elections, certain legislators are seeking to suppress access to voting. #SB90 does nothing more than make it harder for Floridians to vote, and threaten them with criminal liability. #FlaPol

Thanks to the Valley Grassroots for Democracy for endorsing #SB90 @HenrySternCA & #AB1416 @SantiagoAD53 @LorenaAD80 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct, and #SB752 @BenAllenCA the Disclosure Clarity Act! @hertzieLA

Thanks to @SFVYoungDems for endorsing #SB90 @HenrySternCA & #AB1416 @SantiagoAD53 @LorenaAD80 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct, so voters know who supports & opposes ballot measures when they vote! @hertzieLA

Thanks @LAdemocrats for endorsing #SB90 @HenrySternCA & #AB1416 @SantiagoAD53 @LorenaAD80 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct! @hertzieLA & @SenatorLeyva voted for the last version #SB636. We'll need them again in Elections so voters know who supports & opposes ballot measures when we vote!

BIG NEWS! Assembly Appropriations Chair @LorenaAD80 has joined @SantiagoAD53 authoring #AB1416 the Ballot #DISCLOSEAct to show voters who supports & opposes ballot measures on the ballot itself! Now 3 #CleanMoney Champions w/#SB90 author @HenrySternCA author these crucial bills!

Thanks Santa Clara County Democratic Party @SCCDP & SMC Dem Party @SMCDEMS for endorsing #AB1416 #SB90 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct! We need @Marc_Berman to get #AB1416 through his Elections Committee so voters know who supports & opposes ballot measures when they vote! @kevinmullin

Thanks @SupCindyChavez for asking Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to consider endorsing #SB90 #AB1416 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct and to @OttoLee_ @Mike__Wasserman & @SupEllenberg for supporting the motion! The full vote is next Tuesday. SIGN PETITION: http://bit.ly/sign-sb90-ab1416-1

Thanks to @sallylieber for asking Mountain View City Council to consider endorsing #AB1416 #SB90 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct and @LucasRamirezMV @mtnviewellen @margaretabekoga @Alison4Council @lmatichak & Pat Showalter for supporting! Vote on 4/27. SIGN PETITION:...

Thanks Alameda County & Contra Costa County Democratic Parties @AlamedaCoDem @contracostadems for endorsing #SB90 #AB1416 Ballot #DISCLOSEAct! We need @Steve_Glazer to help get it through Elections Committee so voters know who supports & opposes ballot measures when they vote!

BIG NEWS! #AB1416, the second Ballot #DISCLOSEAct, introduced by #CleanMoney champions Assembly Member @SantiagoAD53 along w/Senator @HenrySternCA & his #SB90!

READ PRESS RELEASE to see how it will show voters info they need to know on the ballot itself:...

Big News! #CleanMoney Champion @HenrySternCA introduced #SB90 #Ballot #DISCLOSEAct to make the ballot show voters who supports & opposes initiatives when they vote! Last year's version #SB636 passed Senate 31-5 but not Assembly. Now to go the whole way!...