Voter Suppression in Alabama - call in the DOJ

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Monday October 05, 2015 · 11:16 AM PDT

2015/10/05 · 11:16

UPDATE 12/9/15: Great news! The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an investigation into the closure or reduction in services at 34 drivers' license office in Alabama, "as part of the agency's responsibilities under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make sure federal dollars going to state and local governments are used in a non-discriminatory fashion". -

First diaried here and here, the state of Alabama passed a very strict voter ID rule. Now they're closing drivers license bureaus, due to "budget cuts". Every single Alabama county in which African Americans are more than 75% of registered voters will have no offices anymore. Because Alabama requires voters to have photo ID in order to vote, this is a civil rights violation. Join me and my new organization Voter Rights Action in calling on the Department of Justice to investigate and put a stop to the voter suppression.

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Sunday October 04, 2015 · 12:01 PM PDT

2015/10/04 · 12:01

Update 10/10/15: Victory! Governor Brown signed AB 1461 the New Motor Voter Act into law today.

You may have heard about the voter suppression going on right now in Alabama. But there's potentially good news about voting rights, for a change-- in California. The California legislature recently passed AB1461, the New Motor Voter Act, which would make it easier for Californians to register to vote by automatically registering any citizen who gets or updates a drivers license. It will be much easier than the current process, which has extra paperwork. With over 6 1/2 million citizens in California not yet registered AND record low turnout last year, something's got to change. The bill is on Governor Brown's desk, but he hasn't signed it yet. He has only a week left to sign or veto the bill, but the clock is ticking. Join me and my new organization Voter Rights Action to ask Governor Brown to sign AB1461 now, before it's too late.

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Voter Suppression in Alabama - call in the DOJ

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