Republican coup update: 2.4.21
Republicans have introduced 106 bills in 28 states to restrict voting access
Georgia (Introduced 9 bills just on February 1st)
Ending automatic voter registration, “No-excuse” absentee voting, and mail-ballot drop boxes
Require 2 submissions of physical photo identification for voting by mail
Arizona (Introduced 34 new bills)
Eliminating no-excuse absentee voting
Purging list of 3,200,000 voters
Allow legislature to choose its own electors to OVERTURN the popular vote
Cut # of polling places in Maricopa county from 100 to 15
Pennsylvania (Introduced 14 new bills)
Repeal no-excuse absentee voting
Throw out mail-in ballots if they don’t arrive by election day
Throw out mail-in ballots for minor signature errors
Purge list of voters who automatically receive mail-in ballots
A constitutional amendment that allows the legislature to draw new judge districts rather than have them elected through the whole state
If Democrats don’t act within their first two years to protect voter rights and expand enfranchisement, they won’t be able to stop the GOP from consolidating more power and getting even more representation than they actually represent.
They barely got congress and the presidency this year and only got it because of historic efforts in the south and west. Imagine 2022 after the Democrats failed to provide meaningful relief and change despite being in control. This isn’t the “last chance” but...
