Let America Vote today added five politicians to its list of the most active vote-suppressing politicians in the country, the Voter Suppression Hall of Shame. “In order to fight voter suppression, we need to call out the biggest culprits trying to attack the right to vote,” said Porsha White, National Political Director of Let America […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Twelve Democratic presidential candidates will be in Ohio on Tuesday for the fourth 2020 presidential primary debate. Over the first three debates, we have rightfully heard a lot from the candidates on healthcare, gun violence, and the economy. However, there has been silence on […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote It’s Trump vs. Democracy Congresswoman Grace Meng penned an op-ed in the New York Daily News calling out Pres. Trump’s never-ending attack on democracy. Rep. Meng, a member of Let America Vote’s Board of Advisors,emphasized the existential threat that Trump poses: “Trump is unabashedly […]
By Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon In my experience, when politicians try to make it harder for their constituents to vote, it means they are scared of being held accountable to their electors. From what we’ve seen in D.C. and across the country this year, there are a lot of politicians scared about their reelection […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Let America Vote releases 2019 state-by-state voting legislation report This week, Let America Vote released a comprehensive report compiling voting-related legislation introduced at the state level during the 2019 session. It can be hard to follow all of the voting legislation being proposed across […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Happy National Voter Registration Day Although it got overshadowed by a little story out of D.C., Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day! Celebrities from Tom Hanks and Michelle Obama to Meek Mill and Taylor Swift urged their fans to register to vote. If you […]
