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VoteRiders--- yes, the name is a shout-out to the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement--- is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping people get the documentation they need in order to register to vote and to register to vote. They’re focusing on states with the strictest voter ID laws (their target states are Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin) but they are available to help in all 50 states as needed. (FYI to the mods, we don't seem to have a tag for Arizona yet but I've tagged all the other states on which they're focusing.)

This sounds deceptively simple, but it can be complicated, not least because it’s easy, especially in the states with the strictest voter ID laws, to get caught in a “do-loop”--- you need, for example, a birth certificate to get a valid state ID, but you can’t get the birth certificate without proof of your identity. Basically, VoteRiders volunteers help people break through the do-loop to get whatever proofs of identity they need. Also, thanks to their donors, they are able to pay for some of the fees associated with getting ID and other documentation.

One of the “knock-on” benefits of VoteRiders' work is that even though their primary mission is to help people get registered to vote, this kind of documentation is also necessary for a lot of other aspects of people’s lives, like obtaining employment and housing; the organization often works with shelters and transition services for the formerly incarcerated. I am not sure how closely they work with domestic-violence organizations in general, but the first thing that popped into my mind was all the advice given to people living in unstable or dangerous households (whether due to intimate partner or other family abuse or anything else) to keep copies of all your personal paperwork, such as ID, where the people who are making you unsafe can’t get at them. (On that note, the website VoteRiders volunteers often use to help people obtain birth certificates is VitalChek, which you can use directly if you’re in need--- VoteRiders does a lot of this for people who don’t necessarily have reliable access to the internet or similar issues, but if you’re here reading this, that’s probably less of an issue for you or people you know who might need access to documentation.) (Something else I have learned through VoteRiders is that if your mind works that way at all, it's a very good idea to memorize any of your "stable" ID numbers, like your Social Security number and state driver's license/ID number, because sometimes just having the number even if you don't have the physical card anymore, can help, and at least some states can look up your "old" ID number even if you've moved out of state and come back, and this can speed up the process of obtaining relevant documents.)

VoteRiders does its volunteer training online--- they want you to attend at least two virtual “shadowing” sessions with a volunteer who lets you watch while they help people get documents over the phone. More information about volunteer opportunities is here.

(And that's how I spent my Saturday night. Last post here for tonight, I promise.)

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A useful link for voters registered in the state of Georgia; I don't know how much some of this will vary by county, but here is the link from the statewide website:

https://georgia.gov/election-2022

In particular, early voting begins November 28th, which is also the last day to request an absentee ballot. Also, it appears that in at least some if not all counties, the polling place you use if you're voting early is different from the one you'll use if you vote on election day--- it looks like counties have a few "hub" locations that are open for early voting, and then on Election Day proper (including for runoff elections like this one) you have to go to your assigned polling place (probably listed on your voter registration card).

Here is also an article from an Atlanta news station on voting in the runoff. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/georgia-senate-runoff-timeline-raphael-warnock-herschel-walker/85-acc7bf55-9178-4a72-a1ab-55e2a23b8224 (For some reason, DW doesn't want to let me turn this one into a link. Also, at the time I looked up this article, it had a "Breaking" banner headline about a judge overturning the state's abortion ban, so how's that for a little surprise good news!)
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Has everyone enjoyed watching the red wave not arrive?

The Senate looks to have remained under Democrat control (assuming no Republican troublemaking over the races that have been called) but there's still a run-off in Georgia. Winning that would mean Senate business would suffer less from being held hostage by the usual suspects. So let's keep moving forwards with that!

Warnock's fundraiser is at:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/socialrunoff22

You can find links for the posts that were made for the 2020 run off at the comm's Georgia tag:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/tag/state:+georgia
(I haven't checked the links in the posts to see which still apply.)

The House looks like it will end up in Republican control — just. Which somewhat limits their ability to introduce and progress bad legislation. (Although I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty about Hunter Biden's laptop and other similar nonsense in special investigation committees.)

At this point, it looks like the main need for House races is any remaining ballot-curing work, so please leave links for that if you have them.

And, of course, please let us know about any other actions we can take.

Finally, let's celebrate those governor and state legislature wins, the rejection of abortion restrictions at state level and all the other good stuff that happened!
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[twitter.com profile] JuddLegum has intel on the companies making last-minute donations to the Republican candidates in Georgia:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1341072249177124864

Why not let them know how you feel?
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I had intended to try to track down and explain as many possible links to "how to pitch in for the Georgia runoffs" as I could, and then this awesome diarist at DailyKos did it far better than I could. (Protips include links to donate to one or more county Democratic parties; they are more likely to be strapped for cash in the aftermath of the general election and also more likely to know how best to mobilize the voters in their areas, so everyone gets more bang for their buck that way. Also a breakdown of other organizations that are both doing good work and may not get as much attention as the two campaigns, including a further breakdown of organizations that can accept donations from non-USians versus those that can't.) (Seriously, read this diary, it's a brilliantly clear breakdown of the opportunities to help out and also things not to do even if you mean well.) (ETA: the excellent [personal profile] rydra_wong reminds me that Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project also takes donations from non-USians, and that Romancing the Runoff, mentioned previously in these parts, also has links to organizations accepting of international donations.)

Additionally, here is a link to the Movement Voter Project's Georgia Fund. (Yep, there's overlap between these; I'm trying to cover all the bases I can.)

And, again, there's overlap, but here's a link to another DailyKos diary (by the same author as the one above) on the mobilization efforts in Athens-Clark county, where there's a local runoff in addition to the state-wide one. (Athens, GA is home to the University of Georgia--- college towns and urban/suburban areas being good opportunities.)

Early in-person voting in Georgia starts Dec.14. This is a link for Georgia voters to register to vote by Dec.7..

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Vote Forward's letter writing campaign for the Georgia senate run-offs is now up and running. They're doing things a little differently for this campaign, so even if you've written letters before, they're asking you to read the instructions carefully!

https://votefwd.org/posts/Georgia-Runoff-campaigns
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This is a hell of an attack ad on Kelly Loeffler, especially aimed at Fox-watchers -- when you can clip Tucker Carlson and Jeannine Piro ripping into a Republican for corruption, you've got some good stuff:

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1327693231681769472

(Or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCzyHr2iScs )

Meanwhile, Jon Ossoff delivers a formidable beatdown on Perdue:

https://twitter.com/ossoff/status/1321791393551970305
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Via [twitter.com profile] RomancingRunoff (who've now raised $85K, holy shit):

"Looking to get involved as an in-state or out-of-state volunteer? You'll want to join us for our training!"

https://twitter.com/NewGAProject/status/1327276911521886209
https://www.mobilize.us/thenewgeorgiaproject/event/363165/
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Like the title says, we have two upcoming opportunities to flip the Senate (okay, it'll be 50/50, but with Vice President Harris as the tiebreaking vote) in the same state! 

Here are the links to the Democratic candidates' campaign sites:

https://electjon.com/ for Jon Ossoff, who ran in Georgia's 6th Congressional district in a special election back 2017, and who is running against Republican David Perdue

and

https://warnockforgeorgia.com/ for the Rev. Raphael Warnock, who got a very early endorsement from none other than former gubernatorial candidate and current voting protection activist (and also our fellow fannish person and a published romance writer) Stacey Abrams and is running against Republican Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed following the resignation of incumbent Johnny Isakson and who is not only married to the president of the New York Stock Exchange (this is the sort of thing that might matter to some subset of swingable Southern voters, as in OMG damnyankee) but appears to have engaged in a spot of insider trading around the whole COVID thing.

Speaking of Stacey Abrams, here the website for her main voting protection organization: https://fairfight.com/; I note that there are links to volunteer both in Georgia and nationally as well as to donate.

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[twitter.com profile] romancingrunoff, started by [twitter.com profile] courtneymilan and [twitter.com profile] kitrocha

Targeting the Georgia run-off elections which will potentially determine control of the Senate!

https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1324787799174774784

To kick it off, we are starting a massive auction/donation drive to benefit Fair Fight, Black Voters Matter, and the New Georgia Project—organizations that were crucial to Georgia’s success this last election.

Note also:

For those who are romance adjacent—most notably our close cousins SFF and YA—we have a very big tent and we welcome anyone!

Come on in. The water is clear blue.


Also bless them, they've got an international donation section which feeds donations to the charitable sibling-organizations of relevant groups (which can legally accept donations from non-US citizens).

Given the astonishing work that's been done in Georgia by founder of Fair Fight Stacey Abrams, a.k.a. romance novelist Selena Montgomery, whose SF/F geek credentials are also beyond question, this seems like a particularly appropriate way to pay tribute and support the fight.
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https://action.splcenter.org/a/october-15th-splc-power-hour-virtual-phone-bank

Starting Monday, October 12th, registered voters in Georgia can vote in-person before Election Day. Early voting - sometimes referred to as advanced voting - can help Georgia voters avoid crowds or find a time to vote that's better for their schedules in the weeks prior to Election Day. Unlike Election Day, Georgia voters do not have to vote at an assigned polling location during early voting.

For this week's SPLC virtual phone bank, we will be calling newly registered and other voters of color in Georgia to help them find an early voting location nearest them along with the information they need to cast their vote early.
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Run-off on Dec 4th, early voting's already started, excellent Tweet full of actions you can take (including text-banking):

https://twitter.com/Barrow4Georgia/status/1066732748998615040

Given what Kemp managed to do as Secretary of State, getting a champion of voting rights in there could be of crucial importance in future elections.
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For any eligible Georgia voters (or anyone who knows one): early voting in the runoff elections (for Secretary of State and Public Service Commissioner; the Democratic candidates are John Barrow and Lindy Miller, respectively) STARTS TOMORROW, 11/26/18 and ends on Friday, 11/30/18, after which you'll have to wait until 12/4/18 to vote. Get thee to the ballot box, go! :D 
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https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1060585663643422720

GA VOTERS: Check to make sure your vote-by-mail (absentee) ballot is counted ➔ http://staceyabrams.com/check If you cast a ballot by mail or cast a provisional (paper) ballot on Election Day, make sure your vote is counted. Call Voter Protection ASAP: 1- 888-730-5816. #GAGov #gapol

https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1060612516504584193

And:

IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA AND VOTED ON A PROVISIONAL BALLOT:

Contact your local Supervisor of Elections office TODAY before the 5 PM deadline to MAKE SURE your vote is counted!

Questions, call the Voter Protection Hotline ASAP: 1-833-868-3352

Copy/Paste this message on Facebook!


Looks like the Florida Governor's race is going to a recount (and Gillum's concession has no legal effect on that; if it turns out he won, he won).
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Georgia just dropped 591,000 people off their voter rolls.

This is supposedly their usual roll-cleaning, and it's only supposed to exclude so-called inactive voters.

Right now, I don't think it's a good idea to trust that. Especially since the spokeswoman from the SoS office seems to think this is a fraud prevention measure. (“By regularly updating our rolls, we prevent fraud and ensure that all votes are cast by eligible Georgia voters.”)

If you (or someone you know) live in Georgia, you can go to the Secretary of State's website to check your registration. (You have until October 9th to register for the midterms this year!)
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from [personal profile] resonant : original post here


Anybody out there in Georgia's 6th Congressional District? There's a special election coming up for the House of Representatives -- the seat's open because Tom Price resigned to be part of the Trump Administration. Putting a non-Republican in that seat would be a serious public service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election,_2017

Not registered? You can register online until Monday, March 20.

https://swingleft.org/register-to-vote

Please take two minutes to register, and put April 18 on your calendar. This is how change happens: one tiny action at a time.

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