Election Day Round-up: Here’s how our victories went down on social media
Yesterday was Election Day — a day we’ve been waiting for ever since November 9, 2016.
In 2017, we knocked our first door in Virginia and embarking on a mission that ran through Tuesday and will continue into 2019 and 2020. We’re creating political consequences for politicians who make it harder to vote.
This year especially, vote-suppressing politicians have been relentless. That’s why we’ve been knocking on doors and talking to voters in five states since June. Let’s take a tour of our efforts.
Iowa is a key battleground state — and we flipped some key seats.
Our goal in Tennessee was to boost voter turnout and elect some pro-democracy candidates. Done and done.
In Nevada, we went on offense and helped expand a strong voting-rights foundation with automatic voter registration and a new supermajority in the state Assembly.
Georgia was ground zero this year in the fight to protect voting rights, and we elected some champions for the right to vote.
Again and again, Republicans in New Hampshire proved their willingness to suppress eligible voters, especially young people. So we replaced them with leaders who will expand access to voting — not limit it.
Over 260,000 doors and 168,000 calls later, all our hard work has paid off.
We hustled to the doors and elected a whole host of voting-rights champions. THAT’S how we’re protecting democracy and fighting back against voter suppression.
Secretaries of State are key in the fight to protect voting rights. They serve as the chief elections officials, on the front line for protecting voters and expanding access. We endorsed candidates across the country who would increase access to the ballot box, flipping a few seats along the way.
Beyond candidates, voting rights were literally on the ballot. Americans across the country voted and passed key measures in their states.
Last but not least, voters made their voices heard by rejecting some notorious vote-suppressors.
Yes, the “king of voter suppression” himself, Kris Kobach, is now unemployed.
There’s still work to be done.
We saw plenty of long lines, polling-place problems and barriers to the ballot box on Election Day, so we know our work is far from done. Text MAD AS HELL to 44939 and we’ll tell you how you can take action to elect leaders who will prioritize free, fair and accessible elections in 2019 and 2020.
