Protect Democracy

"These are lawsuits that are dead on arrival because they're meritless, [litigants could potentially] bring these claims back to life and point to them as a basis for challenging the outcome of the election and trying to stop the lawful transition of power," Kenneth Parreno on zombie lawsuits for @NPR https://lnkd.in/ezzd3h6A

Anna Dorman explains what today’s SCOTUS ruling means in our suit to stop Virginia’s illegal purge of eligible voters. Learn more about the case here: https://lnkd.in/emanzBZ4

Threats or attempts not to certify won’t actually derail the election process, which requires certification of the results. The real danger is that these actions contribute to voter distrust, amplify disinformation, and could potentially delay a clear and timely resolution of the election, JoAnna Suriani, Counsel with Protect Democracy in Just Security explains: https://lnkd.in/eyWeTd6S

Interfering with election certification by citing unfounded conspiracy theories about fraud and frivolous lawsuits to disqualify voters is one of several ways that election deniers are setting the stage to disregard the will of the voters. JoAnna Suriani covers these tactics in Just Security. https://lnkd.in/eyWeTd6S

There’s no substitute for political parties in a functioning democracy. Reformers can and should learn from experience. Read more from Policy Strategist, Jennifer Dresden: https://lnkd.in/giGk4Ryv

Four things that make it possible for an authoritarian candidate to have a fighting chance in a pro-democracy country. First, the “believability gap.” Too many Americans still don’t think Trump will follow through on his authoritarian plans and promises. https://lnkd.in/eZdaXfJS

Subverting 2024: Part 3 explains how the election subversion movement may deny certification of the election results and what safeguards are available to counter them. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/efWpVmy5

Alex Tausanovitch explains the real national security consequences if Trump were to follow through with deploying the National Guard — and even the regular military — for political ends. Read his analysis: https://lnkd.in/eF7mXtdD

With our partners Secure Families we applaud an NC appellate court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to block eligible overseas voters. This ruling ensures the lawful votes cast by the family members of our service members will be counted. https://lnkd.in/eEdA4Wu5 Federal and NC laws give adult US citizens with ties to North Carolina—including the adult children of US troops deployed around the world—the right to vote in state & federal elections. This lawsuit challenged a state law that has worked well for more than a decade. We’re grateful that courts rejected lawsuits targeting military and overseas voters in MI, NC, and PA. Our deployed military & families already face many hurdles when voting. Efforts to challenge their lawful votes run contrary to our national values and their service to our country. Protecting the voting rights of active duty service members & their families is a key reason we formed Count Every Hero. No American should seek to prevent them from voting. As long as any do, we will oppose those efforts. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFTZKJQF

BREAKING: Despite clear facts and law, SCOTUS overturned two carefully reasoned federal court rulings in our lawsuit challenging Virginia’s illegal voter-purge program w/o explaining their decision. Bottom line: We know this program removes eligible voters. The facts here remain simple: Virginia is keeping eligible citizens from voting by chasing conspiracy theories to score political points — a blatant attempt to deceive the American public and undermine confidence in our safe and secure elections. Virginia has not presented ANY evidence of noncitizens participating in elections. Because there is none. AND it’s actually eligible VA voters that have been caught in the middle of this election-subversion scheme. This hurts people like Nadra Wilson, who got swept up in the purge: “I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen," Wilson said in an interview with NPR before showing her American passport as proof: https://lnkd.in/eqhHfFe2 Or citizens like Rina Shaw who have lived in Central VA nearly her whole life: “I think it’s ridiculous," she said after promising to vote early as soon as possible. "Like, I’m supposed to elect [Gov. Youngkin], he’s not supposed to choose whether I can vote or not.” https://lnkd.in/eYTiMS5b Because of SCOTUS, Virginia will not be required to add eligible voters back to the rolls. We want to be clear: those voters can still register and vote via same-day registration. So what’s this really about? The eligible-voter purge is part of a three-part plan to lay the groundwork to overturn election results: 1️⃣ Deceive voters through lies 2️⃣ Use those lies to disrupt the election 3️⃣ Deny election outcomes they don’t like: https://lnkd.in/eppH72Uw