Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls
Organizers say 400 Texas volunteers are trained to document intimidation and reassure voters as concerns grow over federal election interference.
- Voting rights advocates are challenging Bexar County's selection of Cornerstone Church as a polling location for November elections, citing the 5,000-seat megachurch's history of partisan political activism on its North Side campus.
- Bexar County Election Administrator Michele Carew initially agreed to remove the site after hearing concerns, but the next day Commissioner Grant Moody, the court's sole conservative, overruled her decision citing prior approval.
- Critics point to the church hosting far-right rallies featuring former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, while Pastor Matt Hagee has urged his congregation to "vote the Bible" as part of their faith.
- On Tuesday, the Save America Movement launched Vote Safe, an initiative deploying volunteers to polling stations in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio to document potential intimidation against minority voters.
- Amid broader national concerns, Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed plans for about 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors, stating they will deploy to every state to ensure elections are "carried out legally, fairly and appropriately.
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Voting rights groups mobilize volunteers amid fears of federal interference and voter intimidation
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference. The focus by activists comes amid uncertainty among advocates and election officials over what Trump may do before, during and after Election […]
Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls • Rhode Island Current
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference. The focus by activists comes amid uncertainty among advocates and election officials over what Trump may do before, during and after Election […]
Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls • West Virginia Watch
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference.
Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls • Maine Morning Star
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference. The focus by activists comes amid uncertainty among advocates and election officials over what Trump may do before, during and after Election […]
Voting rights advocates blast Bexar County for choosing MAGA megachurch Cornerstone as polling place
San Antonio voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm about Cornerstone Church’s selection as a polling location in the November elections due to its long history of controversial right-wing activism. Valerie Reiffert, executive director of voting advocacy group Radical Registrars, and local voting rights advocate Kathleen Vale posted a joint statement on Facebook last Friday […]
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Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference. The focus by activists comes amid uncertainty among advocates and election officials over what Trump may do before, during and after Election […]
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