Proposed #Alabama map rejects Supreme Court-mandated second Black-majority district
#SCOTUS #ElectionMap #BlackVote
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4102476-proposed-alabama-district-map-rejects-supreme-court-mandated-second-black-majority-district/
#alabama #scotus #electionmap #blackvote
“While my administration will never cave to conspiracy theorists, it nevertheless is true that the value of ERIC to us going forward is a debatable question,” he said. “Kentucky is about to pay a lot more money to get a lot less information.” - KY SOS Adams
"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
Maybe #ERIC would have more value if more states stayed in it. Oh, wait....
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/09/gop-states-program-voter-fraud-fight-00105252
#Voting #Democracy #Vote #RightToVote #BlackVote #BlackMastodon #BlackVoting
#eric #voting #democracy #vote #righttovote #blackvote #blackmastodon #blackvoting
#Alabama #ElectionMap diluted #BlackVote, Supreme Court rules
#alabama #electionmap #blackvote #scotus
#ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts wrote the majority opinion in the 5/4 ruling. He was joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh & the court’s 3 liberal members, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan & Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The chief justice wrote that there were legitimate concerns that the law “may impermissibly elevate #race in the allocation of #PoliticalPower within the states.”
#Gerrymandering #Vote #BlackVote #SCOTUS #Alabama #VotingRights #democracy #VRA
#chiefjustice #johnroberts #race #politicalpower #gerrymandering #vote #blackvote #scotus #alabama #votingrights #democracy #vra
#SCOTUS Rejects #Voting Map That Diluted #BlackVoters’ #Power
#VotingRights advocates had feared the decision would undermine the #VotingRightsAct, which instead appeared to emerge unscathed.
The #SupremeCourt has made several rulings recently that have eroded the force of the #VRA & the achievements of the #CivilRights movement.
#Gerrymandering #Vote #BlackVote
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-alabama.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#scotus #voting #blackvoters #power #votingrights #votingrightsact #supremecourt #vra #civilrights #gerrymandering #vote #blackvote
Questions swirl around
Voters, polls, and black turnout
Answers sought in bots
#polling #voterturnout #blackvote #election #haiku #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/upshot/polling-mailbag-bots-midterms.html
#polling #voterturnout #blackvote #election #haiku #poetry
@marcelias A message to #BlackMastodon - check this video out in this thread above: if y’all ain’t out here following Marc Elias then I don’t know what y’all doing with your lives! This man has been out here fighting for #votingrights , including the #blackvote , and winning every battle! This the one you wanna know and follow! Democracy and Voting Rights STAY on the docket! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽@democracydocket
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