Ari Berman

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National voting rights correspondent Mother Jones. Author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

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Ari Berman·Apr 2

Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word

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Ari Berman·Aug 11

Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover

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Ari Berman·Apr 1

Musk's pac now offering $50 to people who "snap a picture outside of a voting location with a WI resident holding a photo of" Brad Schimel It's illegal in Wisconsin to "engage in electioneering" within 100 feet of polling place

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Far right election deniers lobbying Trump to declare national emergency so he can: -seize voting machines -outlaw mail voting for most Americans -force every American to re-register before midterms & every subsequent election Insane wannabe dictator fever dream www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The far right election deniers pushing Trump to declare a national emergency to seize control over voting include a Florida man suspended by the bar twice and sanctioned by a federal court and the guy who started the birther conspiracy against Obama www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"Alito is essentially saying that districts drawn under the Voting Rights Act or other federal and state laws to remedy centuries of racial discrimination are as racist as the racism (including the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow) they were meant to rectify"

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Even by his standards Alito’s opinion in NY redistricting case last night was totally unhinged. If he’s writing majority opinion in Voting Rights Act case that’s very very bad news www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Hypocrisy of Roberts Court is astounding: they’re inventing one set of rules to uphold gerrymandered maps that benefit white voters & Republicans in states like Texas while using a completely different set of rules to strike down maps that benefit racial minorities & Democrats

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Ari Berman·Feb 15

Who Save America Act could disenfranchise: -146 million without passport -69 million married women who took spouse's last name -21 million without ready access to citizenship docs -21 million without current drivers license -Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office

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Ari Berman·Feb 13

Trump’s last executive order on elections was blocked by the courts and the next one will be too. He can’t unilaterally usurp the power of Congress & the states

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Ari Berman·Feb 13

"Save America Act would be worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress. 146 million Americans don't have passports. 21 million don't have ready access to citizenship documents. 69 million married women have last name different from birth certificate."

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Ari Berman·Feb 12

30 countries use mail voting

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Ari Berman·Feb 12

Key facts about SAVE Act 2.0 you won't hear from GOP sponsors: -"Show your papers" requirement far more restrictive than voter ID -Voters would have to show documents in-person at election office, traveling up to 4.5 hours to do so -States would be forced to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem

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