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How Greg Abbott threatens voting rights for disabled Americans

After a wave of Republican voter suppression laws, people with disabilities have seen their ability to cast a ballot significantly curtailed.

Disability Justice, Coalition Work, & Environmental Futures: Featuring Mia Ives-Rublee

AAPI Organizers Turn Out the Vote in Georgia

AAPI Organizers Turn Out the Vote in Georgia Between November 7, 2020 and January 5, 2021, women of color and Asian American and Pacific Islander organizers helped Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock flip the Senate by winning both runoff elections in Georgia. This rare opportunity to unseat both incumbents has national implications because it gives a chance to enact the policies of the new Biden administration. This is no easy feat, because the special runoff election, which was triggered when no candidate gained above 50% of votes in the November general election, was designed to prevent candidates backed by Black and minority voters from winning. Historically, it has worked as intended by placing hurdles for voters, oftentimes minority and low-income individuals who have limited capacity to reach polls in the first place, requiring them to show up to the polls once again for an election they had already voted in. This is in addition to voter suppression through poll closure

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