The bill bans election officials from counting a ballot that is not properly signed by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Democratic officials say the bill amounts to voter suppression.
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The final thoughts of the late Rep. John Lewis are set to be published this summer.
Carry On, with a foreword by civil rights activist Andrew Young, will become available to the public on July 13, Grand Central Publishing announced on Tuesday. The book will contain Lewis s memories, beliefs, and advice . as a message to the generations to come, according to a summary from the New York-based publishing company.
“I consider it one of the great privileges of my professional life to have been able to work with this extraordinary man in memorializing his last words for posterity,” Young said in a statement, according to multiple outlets.
Stacey Abrams, the leading Democratic powerbroker in Georgia, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post last week entitled, “Our democracy faced a near-death experience. Here’s how to revive it.”
In the piece, Abrams trashed Donald Trump, of course, and then laid out a list of bills she wanted to see enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden, including the “For the People Act,” the “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,” and the “Protect our Democracy Act.”
But wait! There’s more! She also wants statehood for the District of Columbia and “binding self-determination” for Puerto Rico.
Actress Alyssa Milano Outlines Legislative Agenda for Democrat-Controlled Congress
6 Jan 2021
Actress Alyssa Milano tweeted to her 3.7 million Twitter followers her very own legislative agenda that Democrats in Congress should “pass ASAP” on Wednesday, which included the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” among others.
“Organizers of color and voters of color continue to save the republic,” tweeted Alyssa Milano, who went on to list the Acts that she would like to see passed by Democrats.
“Bills Democrats need to pass ASAP: 1. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, 2. The Anti-Racism in Public Health Act, 3. The Breathe Act, 4. George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020,” tweeted the