Texas voter fraud claim was phony

We've turned a corner on vote fraud claims with Texas SOS David Whitley's resignation. This lays down a marker for all election and law enforcement officials who in the future think to hype vote fraud claims before conducting due diligence investigations https://t.co/H43WtFLqjh
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) May 27, 2019

1/ NEW: Texas used money from the Help America Vote Act to help pay for its botched voter roll review that jeopardized the voting rights of thousands of legitimate voters. #txlege https://t.co/p9HdSXhkPV pic.twitter.com/fw8nbmppID
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 15, 2019

Can't transport more than 2 non-family voters unless you fill out a form identifying them and affirming they "are physically unable to enter the polling place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring their health."

Seems @SenBryanHughes hates it when Texans vote. https://t.co/Aq4W9CKAhC
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) May 6, 2019

Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes' new bill, S. Bill 9, will disallow driving of elderly, disabled, or poor people to the polls. It would ban efforts with vans full of elderly from nursing homes, disabled people, poor people who don’t have cars, would be illegal in Texas pic.twitter.com/ikGcEIAs8L
— Grild Cheez (@grild_cheez) May 6, 2019

The oversight committees in the Texas legislature should investigate whether @GregAbbott_TX directed or coordinated with the Texas Secretary of State to illegally purge Texans from the voter rolls. #txlege
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) April 26, 2019

Republican officials concocted the bogus claim to justify a mass purge of naturalized citizens from the voter rolls. https://t.co/OZQiPJtZZf
— Slate (@Slate) April 27, 2019

Trump & TX GOP lied that 58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas & now state admits it was all BS https://t.co/CBXaLs8gs5
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 26, 2019

Overview of Republican voter suppression efforts

The NPR article goes over it state by state

Like clockwork, where Democrats win, Republicans seek to put new restrictions on voting.

We have to be vigilant in the fight to protect and expand voting rights, law by law and state by state. https://t.co/Xbfc12CaBB
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 30, 2019

Missouri Republicans want to sabotage voting reforms

As Brennan Center expert @mcpli notes, the language in the amendment is “disturbing” and would “set the stage for the legislature to attempt to draw districts in 2021 on the basis of eligible voters or citizens.” https://t.co/MqMCyWBORT
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 27, 2019

After Missouri voters approved Amendment 1 in a landslide last year, making legislative redistricting fairer, Republicans in the legislature are now are plotting to roll back the amendment and make the ballot initiative process more difficult. https://t.co/Yapk5IdQyZ
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) April 24, 2019

The people approved Amendment 1–now, MO Legislature, leave it alone.

“But the experience in Missouri and other states shows that politicians will seek to undermine reforms, no matter what the voters say.” https://t.co/cN1bU10KIm
— Stand Up Republic – Missouri (@SUR_Missouri) April 26, 2019

Republican voter suppression in Tennessee

Tennessee's GOP is seeking revenge on orgs like @BlackVotersMtr @EquityAlliance1 that increased black turnout in midterms. Instead of being embarrassed their state competes for dead last in voter participation, they're trying to keep it that way https://t.co/YkWpLtA8Nh
— Jen Parker (@JenParker393) April 24, 2019

Oh hello there Jim Crow. https://t.co/Tf99VTUgOY
— robneyer ⚾️🧗‍♂️🦉🗽 (@robneyer) April 25, 2019

Concentrate on gerrymandering and voter suppression

The Democrats in the House passed HR 1, a huge voting overhaul that has no chance at all in the Senate.

I think it would be better if they chopped it up into pieces. It would be easier to explain to the public if they concentrated on one item at a time.

I would start with gerrymandering. It is easy to show examples like Wisconsin and North Carolina. (Yes, Democrats did it in Maryland but this is almost entirely a Republican problem.) The public will understand and approve of the idea of fairness. Democrats also need to emphasize that when districts are redrawn like in Pennsylvania, it’s to promote fairness, not Democrats.

Since the Republicans won’t do anything, it should be easy to tag them as being opposed to fair elections. See the tweet below for a new study that shows obvious problems.

Same for voter suppression. Everyone should understand that all people who are eligible to vote should be able to vote. Republicans have made extensive suppression efforts in places like Georgia.

An analysis of 2018 election results from @AP finds Republicans had a built-in advantage in how political districts were drawn that helped reduce Democratic gains. https://t.co/rqk4jPTghl
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 21, 2019

House Democrats pass election reform

Congratulations to House Democrats for passing the first major election reforms since the Watergate era. While people talk about Democratic divisions over Omar’s remarks, they should also note the complete unity on this bill. Republicans voted against it since they depend on gerrymandering and voter suppression. McConnell won’t even give it a hearing in the Senate. We need to have Democrats control Congress and the presidency to get fair elections.

The House just passed #HR1:
Yes – 234 Democrats
No – 193 Republicans

🇺🇸 Automatic voter registration
🇺🇸 Same-day registration
🇺🇸 Election day as federal holiday
🇺🇸 Ends gerrymandering districts
🇺🇸 Presidents must release tax returns
🇺🇸 Members can't serve on corporate boards pic.twitter.com/cnjxfUzsvx
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 8, 2019

Every single Republican who voted on #HR1, voted no. This is a disgrace to our democracy. pic.twitter.com/6Ow4Ne2flX
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) March 8, 2019

To tackle the toughest issues, we must restore voting rights, increase campaign finance transparency, end the gerrymander and enact tough anti-corruption standards.

Today, the House passed landmark legislation to do just that.

Your move, @senatemajldr. #HR1
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 8, 2019

As GOP stands unified against a bill to strengthen our democracy & increase transparency in our elections, it’s important to remember that the #NC09 seat is vacant because a GOP candidate tried to steal an election & only failed because local journalists uncovered the truth. #HR1
— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) March 8, 2019

House passage of #HR1 is a great step forward in the fight to give power back to the people – where it belongs. It fights corruption, bolsters voting rights, and takes on gerrymandering. The question now is why are Senate Republicans not going to have a yes/no vote on the bill?
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 8, 2019

🇺🇸Automatic voter registration
🇺🇸Protect and expand voting rights
🇺🇸Safeguard our elections
🇺🇸Hold dark money accountable
🇺🇸Mandatory release of tax returns for presidential candidates #HR1 is what we need to restore our democracy. Let's do this. https://t.co/uA3gT9aF00
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 8, 2019

Yesterday's passage of #HR1 by the @HouseDemocrats was a big step forward for our democracy, and proves that when Democrats are in charge, good things happen. 🎉 https://t.co/WPX6SGjTlo
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) March 9, 2019

Great editorial on stonewalling by Majority Leader “I get to decide what we vote on” McConnell:

Think of #HR1 as the Merrick Garland of reform legislation.

Would end some of vile voter suppression embraced by GOP. Which goes to heart of GOP opposition. https://t.co/SmpqahKak7
— Leslie Proll (@LeslieProll) March 9, 2019

In a rebuke to Trump, the House passed #HR1, a bill requiring tax returns from presidential candidates. Trump was the first candidate in 40 years not to release returns and this would require all Presidential hopefuls to release a decade of returns. https://t.co/glAeDkLGVP
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) March 8, 2019

Candidates should also be required to release specific medical records. Remember that Trump wrote his doctor’s letter.

.@RepDebHaaland just presided over the #HR1 floor debate for two hours. It's the first time a Native American woman has sat in the Speaker's chair. https://t.co/wh0oDzFpmt pic.twitter.com/FQvmqSuDDy
— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) March 7, 2019

Our democracy is broken. #HR1, would help fix it.

Catch up on everything you need to know about automatic voter registration, restoring the Voting Rights Act, and lessening the influence of big money in politics and call your MoCs first thing tmrw! https://t.co/eN5URYv7Vg
— Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) March 5, 2019

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says voter disenfranchisement is one of the “three biggest issues that we face as a country” going into 2020, @fivefifths reports: https://t.co/shO4ynQH4S
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 9, 2019

Thread from an expert on diversifying the candidate pool beyond the super-rich https://t.co/9TMoNjqtca
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) March 21, 2019

Wisconsin voter suppression

Here's the story of how Republicans' voter-ID law delivered victory to Trump in 2016. #WIpol pic.twitter.com/9sfzBS3pan
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) February 4, 2019