Voting rights advocate. Policy Director & Senior Counsel at Fair Elections Center. Tweets are my own.
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Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
"There is nothing inhibiting people from registering today," Gov. DeSantis said today, except a catastrophic hurricane barrelling toward Tampa Bay, as it recovers from Hurricane Helene last week.
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
Floridians who are recovering from Hurricane Helene and preparing for Hurricane Milton have been denied an extension to register to vote past today's preset deadline.
Let Florida vote.
Fla @GovRonDeSantis says he has no plans to extend voter registration deadline - which is today. Says there is no reason to do so. "This storm has not hit yet," he said. Several voting rights/civil rights group had asked for the deadline to be pushed back due in part to Helene.
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
The correct decision, of course. The dangerous narrative that ineligible voters en masse are somehow all of sudden trying to participate in our electoral system should not be endorsed anywhere, by courts or elected officials. This is voter fraud myth for 2024 & it needs to stop.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Supreme Court rules nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed can vote in all races.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This happened due to a database error, there are no reasons to suspect they are non-citizens.
Of the ~98,000 affected voters, most are longtime AZ residents aged 45 to 60.
Affected voters will need to prove their citizenship to vote a full ballot in future elections.
apnews.com/article/arizon…
azcentral.com/story/news/pol…
Congrats to my @fairerelections colleagues and our friends at @lwvaz !#votingrights #AZ makes voting unnecessarily complicated.
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Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
"Heritage Foundation threatening a “second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be” sounds an awful lot like a rapist telling his victim "just don't fight it, you'll only make me hurt you more and it'll be your fault".😡
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
We are united for our democracy and the protections it affords all of us to express our beliefs and to live free of hate and violence. We believe our colleges and universities must do the same. Read our statement from our president and CEO @mayawiley: civilrights.org/2024/05/14/t…
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
The League responds to the House Administration Committee hearing on non-citizen voting.
"False and misleading information about our election system is being presented by Congress in an attempt to undermine voter confidence ahead of November."
Read more: buff.ly/4birRUL
Excited to be participating today in this conference at @UVALaw’s @karshcenter
The 2022 legislation, which required extra checks based on a “reason to believe” a person was not a citizen, echoed rules in the Jim Crow South designed to keep Black voters from casting a ballot by allowing registrars to arbitrarily question them.
Proud to work on this #votingrights case in #AZ on behalf of @WeAreCPLC and @PoderLatinx. On Thursday, the court struck down a provision that would have allowed officials to subject naturalized citizens to extra citizenship checks based on mere suspicion or bias. 🧵
Proud to work on this #votingrights case in #AZ on behalf of @WeAreCPLC and @PoderLatinx. On Thursday, the court struck down a provision that would have allowed officials to subject naturalized citizens to extra citizenship checks based on mere suspicion or bias. 🧵
An Arizona court struck down parts of state law requiring election officials to investigate the citizenship of Arizona voters — a win for naturalized voters across the state. 🎉 ⚖️
Read more about our battle for voting rights in Arizona: bit.ly/fec_azvotingrightswin
ALT Blue gradient background. Text: Federal Court Strikes Down Parts Of Discriminatory Arizona Voter Registration Rules
ALT Blue gradient background and red graphic of the state of Arizona. Text: In June 2022, Fair Elections Center, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a lawsuit to block AZ HB 2492 and HB 2243, two bills that would make it harder for U.S. citizens to register and stay registered to vote in Arizona. Our lawsuit alleges that the law discriminates against naturalized voters and violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act.
ALT Red and blue gradient background. Text: THE COURT AGREED. The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona found that county election officials could not initiate an extra citizenship check based on any “reason to believe” a voter was not a U.S. citizen. The decision is a win for a legal claim uniquely brought by civic engagement organizations Poder Latinx, Chicanos Por La Causa and Chicanos Por La Causa Action Fund.
ALT Red gradient background and graphic of a gavel. Text: We still have a long way to go. "The court’s decision should be a wake-up call for The court’s decision should be a wake-up call for Arizona lawmakers, who need to stop targeting naturalized citizens and instead focus on reforms that will increase participation in the democratic process.” Quote from Jon Sherman, FEC Litigation Director
My thoughts are with my friends at the @LWV at this difficult time.
It's with profound sadness that the League announces the passing of our esteemed president, Dr. Deborah Ann Turner. The staff, board, & Leagues from across the country mourn this loss, & our thoughts are with Dr. Turner’s family during this difficult time. bit.ly/3Om5hRy
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
LWV president, the late Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, shared many moments of wisdom throughout her nearly four-year tenure.
We hope these words will inspire you as we continue Dr. Turner's legacy to empower voters and defend democracy.
lwv.org/blog/inspiration-lat…
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
Never forget. #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay – at Los Angeles, CA
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
So excited to have many new voters getting registered!
It’s the last day of High School Voter Registration Week. And the beginning of something big. There are 31 million young adults in the country. Become advocates. Become fully invested in democracy. #GenZ #GenX @VotersTomorrow @EqualityVA @RevUpVirginia #VoteReady @LWVVA @LWV
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
I love to see this. A couple states *still* have only paper based registration.
But even in states with OVR, many voters use paper to register, esp. during registration drives.
Training is important because paper forms --> rejected regs.
Go back to the pen & paper 🖊️📋 basics of voter registration with our 8/31 webinar "Voter Engagement Classic: Voter Registration with Paper Forms" featuring guest speakers @ASalud1 & @lwvATX. RSVP here 👉 bit.ly/2023NVRDWebinars
Before 2022 I had to tell students who were still registered at their family home hours away from campus that they couldn’t vote because the registration deadline had passed.💔Now registration goes through Election Day so we can just make sure people know where to go vote! 🗳️
Michelle KanterCohen retweeted
Three kids and three officials gunned down in yet another mass shooting.
And what are GOP officials focused on?
Punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peaceful protesters calling for action.
It's shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent.
Breaking news: GOP-led Tennessee House expels first of three Democratic lawmakers who joined gun-control protests after Nashville school shooting. Lawmakers will consider expulsions of the two additional Democrats. wapo.st/3nSjJ9y
