Local Officeholders are Under Threat Urgency is growing to protect elections at all levels A new Brennan Center for Justice report “Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders: The Threat to Democracy” details staggering findings from surveys administered in October 2023 regarding the continued trends of threats and abuse directed at state and local election administrators….
Clean Elections Texas Reflects on Citizens United Looking back on fourteen years of corruption January 2024 marks the fourteenth anniversary of Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that opened the door for unprecedented political spending by corporate lobbies, dark money groups, and mega donors. Clean Elections Texas was founded during that same year. Throughout…
Join us in Conversation about the Freedom to Vote Act February 20, 6 PM, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus Join Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and local scholars Dr. Matthew Wilson and David Griggs in a conversation about the Freedom to Vote Act. Come learn about proposed legislation designed to protect our freedom to vote. Join us in…
Join Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss how we can overturn Citizens United Thursday, January 18, 6-7 CST/7-8 ET This Thursday, join us for a movement call with Senator Bernie Sanders to discuss the critical need to overturn Citizens United. This month marks 14 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that unleashed a flood…
And so it begins… We are not only living in historic times. We are creating them. It’s not something we asked for and most of us would prefer to get off center stage. But here we are, most of us just living our lives and some not even aware that we are playing a role in…
Submitted by U.S. Rep Terri Sewell (D-AL) 9-16-23 To preserve our democracy, and ensure every person can exercise their right to vote This is a very big deal, friends. For decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was a critical check against anti-democratic efforts to silence and suppress the voices of millions of voters…
The Countdown Ends on September 29 Combat the Most Extreme Demands of MAGA House Members with a 12-Day Social Toolkit We are barreling towards a harmful government shutdown perpetrated by radical House Republicans – September 29 is the last date to raise the debt limit and avoid a shutdown. For 12 days, (Day 1 was…
Join the Rally to Boot Vouchers Mark Your Calendar for Noon on October 7th at the State Capitol We absolutely cannot do this without your help. It will take all of us! Share this link to help spread the word throughout the state. Join us, along with your friends and family on October 7th in…
