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So Lyft “offering a 50% discount (up to $10) on Election Day rides to the polls. Just preload the code, VOTE24, on or before November 5*. The code is valid from 5 AM to 10 PM in every time zone, and can be used on a rideshare, bikeshare, or scooter ride.”
lyft.com/blog/posts/where-are-…
#election #elections #election2024 #PleaseVote #GoVote #vote2024 #vote #voting #USpolitics #AmericanPolitics #political #USpol #PollingPlace #BallotBox #transportation
I had no idea that North Carolina allows spouses to share a voting booth. Both must consent to that, but of course an abused (or otherwise scared or intimidated) spouse isn't going to complain.
ncnewsline.com/2024/10/25/alam…
h/t @MissGayle @Burnt_Veggies @cafechatnoir
#uspol #voting #NorthCarolina
Alamance County voters raise concerns about spouses sharing polling booths • NC Newsline
Some Alamance County voters at the polls were shocked to see spouses sharing voting booths — though the practice is legal in North Carolina.Brandon Kingdollar (NC Newsline)
NEW: Ads targeting #voting officials in swing states like #Georgia, #Wisconsin and #Pennsylvania come from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged recent elections.
#News #Election2024 #Government #Politics #Voting #Elections
propublica.org/article/2024-el…
Election Skeptics Target Voting Officials With Ads in Swing States
The ads, which have been placed in swing states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, come from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged the legitimacy of recent elections.ProPublica
TIL there was a popular lesbian magazine in Germany from 1924 to 1933:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Freu…
It was shut down in 1933 along with all other openly queer activity because voters and non-voters decided to allow Hitler into power.
“America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump.”
Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
#politics #ElonMusk #Voting
wired.com/story/elon-musk-amer…
This Is Not a #Drill. #Fascism Is on the #Ballot
Rather than being for #personal #absolution, #voting is a #tool in the #political #toolbox—if the #goal is to avert the #worst and improve the chances for #constructing a #future #worthy of #humanity
commondreams.org/opinion/fasci…
This Is Not a Drill. Fascism Is on the Ballot
Rather than being for personal absolution, voting is a tool in the political toolbox—if the goal is to avert the worst and improve the chances for constructing a future worthy of humanity.norman-solomon (Common Dreams)
#EarlyVoting Is Nearly #Breaking #Records In #Ohio. Here’s What We Know So Far
As of Sunday evening, over 1.6 million #voters have already cast their #ballots, whether by #voting in person or sending in their ballots by #mail.
— The waiting time in Tennessee during the middle of the work day is around 50 minutes. The Turnout in this election is going to be record breaking
columbusnavigator.com/early-vo…
Early Voting Is Nearly Breaking Records In Ohio. Here's What We Know So Far
As of Sunday evening, over 1.6 million voters have already cast their ballots, whether by voting in person or by mail.Chelsea Wiley (Columbus Navigator)
The guardrails of #Democracy #Failed. Now It’s Down to Us.
With government guardrails compromised, #JamelleBouie urges that only #American #voters can #protect #democracy and prevent Trump’s #authoritarian #ambitions from eroding the nation’s foundational values by #voting for #KamalaHarris.
— Though he couldn't say that explicitly, It is the New York Times afterall.
Why the Houston Chronicle makes endorsements: "Newspapers don’t endorse candidates. Editorial boards do. The editorial board is separate from the newsroom...We do it as a service to our readers and to our democracy, which cannot flourish without an informed citizenry."
The editorial board of the Houston Chronicle isn't afraid to endorse Kamala Harris for president.
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/e…
#elections #elections2024 #USpol #harris #walz #vote #voting #GOTV #CivicHealth #CivicEngagement
