District Court's Dismissal of Michigan Fake Electors Case Delivers Blow to Future Election Safeguards - All Voting is Local
September 9, 2025 Detroit, MI β Today, District Court Judge Kristen Simmons decided that the charges brought against 15 fake electors in Michigan from the 2020 election are dismissed. In Response, All...
The ruling to dismiss charges against the 15 fake electors in Michigan is a blow to our democracy and a dangerous signal.
Without consequences, we're inviting history to repeat itself. With 2026 on the horizon, this dismissal is a green light for election sabotage.
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10.09.2025 14:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trump says he will βlead a movementβ to eliminate mail-in voting
The Constitution gives states the authority to regulate how elections are run, making it unlikely Trump can change voting rules unilaterally.
Here are the facts: voting machines undergo extensive testing before each election to guarantee reliability and accuracy, and eliminating mail-in voting would strip away a reliable and safe method that millions rely on.
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19.08.2025 16:36 β π 2 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
What 2025 says about the state of Arizonaβs democracy | Arizona Capitol Times
My ask to fellow Arizonans is to resist these attempts to subvert our democracy. Resist the fear, know your rights, and proudly cast your vote with confidence.
Arizona lawmakers pushed bill after bill to make voting harder, especially for the communities they want silenced. Only the governor's veto pen kept them from becoming law.
Read an op-ed from AVL Action AZ's state director Alex Gulotta on how we fight fascism and protect voters‡οΈ
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11.08.2025 19:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Protecting Our Vote: Facts in the Face of Fear
EspaΓ±ol Abajo In recent years, we've heard a lot about division in our country, but, deep down, Americans share the
π Proposals like Michiganβs HJR B arenβt about protecting electionsβtheyβre about silencing Latino voices.
In a new op-ed, AVL Action MI senior democracy manager Daniel Rivera explains how lies about immigrant voting fuel fear, division, and voter suppression.
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24.07.2025 18:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Judge Halts Part of Florida Law Attacking Direct Democracy
Read more here.
ICYMI: a federal court has temporarily blocked a new part of a state law that would have made it harder for residents to put citizen-led initiatives on the ballot.
Ballot initiatives are a powerful tool for voters to have a direct say in state law.
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15.07.2025 19:21 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Opinion | Michiganders should decline to sign anti-voter ballot petition | Bridge Michigan
These proposals will do nothing to actually make elections more secure, and instead, they will prevent eligible voters from participating in our elections.
π¨ AVL Actionβs Ben Gardner breaks down why two Michigan ballot proposals would block eligible voters, burden election officials, and roll back progress.
This isnβt about securityβitβs voter suppression.
π Read for more about why these proposals must be rejected:
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10.07.2025 14:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#OnThisDay in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders.
This bill was passed to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin and more in the U.S. β but the fight for true equality continues.
02.07.2025 14:28 β π 5 π 7 π¬ 0 π 2
Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney who played a key role in attempting to overturn the will of voters in the 2024 election, has been disbarred in NY.
The court said his actions undercut "the very notion of our constitutional democracy that he swore an oath to uphold." π
30.06.2025 15:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This isn't what Arizona voters want.
A recent poll found that 65% of voters, across parties, support keeping the current deadline.
This bill directly goes against the will of the people.
26.06.2025 18:22 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The bill eliminates ALL polling places as ballot drop-off locations and allows only "designated voting locations", with no guarantee that every community will have one.
Some voters could face 200+ mile round-trips just to drop off a ballot.
26.06.2025 18:22 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
πSB 1001 cuts 3 days off the early ballot return window.
This means fewer days for voters to return their ballots, which will disproportionately impact voters in rural and Tribal communities, where mail already takes much longer to arrive.
26.06.2025 18:21 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
π’Today, we joined a coalition of pro-democracy groups to urge Governor Hobbs to veto SB 1001 β a bill that would make voting harder for thousands of Arizonans.
Here's what you need to knowπ§΅β€΅οΈ
26.06.2025 18:21 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
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Letter to the Editor (LTE) Toolkit for Supporting Boards of Elections April 2025 This toolkit is designed to help you write a quick (usually less than 200 word) letter to the editor to advocate on b...
Even one citizen denied their vote is too many. This dangerous bill would criminalize democracy, and it must be stopped.
If you're ready to speak out and fight against this bill, download our letter to the editor toolkit‡οΈ
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25.06.2025 18:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you thought it couldn't get worse, it does.
This bill directly targets Ohio's citizen-led ballot initiative process by placing petition committee members and petition circulators in legal jeopardy.
And it creates new ways for bad actors to invalidate petitions and signatures.
25.06.2025 18:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This bill bans ALL drop boxes, even the ones outside of your county's Board of Elections.
This would create unnecessarily long lines for ballot returns and ignore voters who need to return ballots at odd hours due to work, school, or child care.
25.06.2025 18:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This bill would require "documentary proof of citizenship" that would make voter registration harder:
βMany Ohioans would only be able to register to vote in person
βLess people would be able to access Ohio's online voter reg system
βHosting voter reg drives would be harder
25.06.2025 18:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π¨Legislators in Ohio are trying to pass their own version of the SAVE Act. If it's passed, it could potentially stop tens of thousands of eligible Ohioans from voting.
Keep reading for a mini π§΅on why this legislation would be toxic for democracy.
25.06.2025 18:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
12 years ago today, the Supreme Court gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act. What's followed has been racist voter ID laws, voter roll purges, cuts to early voting, and a widening racial turnout gap.
We launched our organization because of this. And we're not backing down.
25.06.2025 16:20 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
In 2020, 10 fake electors in WI signed documents falsely claiming Trump won the state. It was a strategic plot to overturn the will of voters, and nearly 5 years later, NONE of them have been charged.
This is more than unfinished business, it's a threat to our democracy.
23.06.2025 13:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
If you're ready to:
π‘ Stay informed about the voting rights movement
π’Take action
π³οΈDefend access to the ballot
βοΈ Stand up for justice
Then this is the place for you! Together, we're not sitting out.
20.06.2025 13:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ππΌ We're AVL Action.
We know that the next election isn't a year away. It's happening now β through shady bills & attempts to silence our vices.
Weβre here to organize and demand accountability, especially for marginalized communities who are often the target of this suppression.
20.06.2025 13:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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