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Senate to vote on election modernization bill today

January 16, 2014 By creightt

If you want to expand voter access in Massachusetts, now is the time to contact your state Senator. Today the Senate will take up S.1975, an election modernization bill that includes online voter registration, early voting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: early-voting, election modernization, election-day-registration, online voter registration, post-election audits, pre-registration

Online voter registration and early voting passed the House

November 22, 2013 By creightt

There hasn't been much media coverage on this so far (here and here) so in case you missed it, on Wednesday night just before the House recessed, it overwhelmingly passed online voter registration and early voting, 142 to 10. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: early-voting, election modernization, election-day-registration, online voter registration, post-election audits, pre-registration

Why take baby steps for election modernization when we need a giant leap?

September 25, 2013 By creightt

Last week, the Joint Committee on Election Laws released a timid and disappointing election reform package. H.3647 implements online voter registration and some early voting. Conspicuously missing are provisions to require post election … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: early-voting, election audits, election modernization, election-day-registration, election-reform, online voter registration, pre-registration

SCOTUS may be rolling back voting rights, but…

July 3, 2013 By creightt

When the Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, it dealt a devastating blow to fair elections. A major step in the wrong direction, the decision threatens to unjustly disenfranchise our fellow voters … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, common-cause, early-voting, fair elections, league-of-women-voters, MASSPIRG, massvote, mira-coalition, online voter registration, pre-registration, Progressive Massachusetts, voting-rights

A Voting System Built for the 21st Century

January 25, 2013 By creightt

Back in November, voters in many Massachusetts cities had to wait up to three hours to vote on Election Day. While we did not face the seven hour lines present in some battleground states, as President Obama said in his inaugural address, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: early-voting, election-day-registration, election-reform, online voter registration, president-obama, Senator Murray

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Great meeting with @macarlosgonzal1. @BECMAinc looks forward to working with you to support the small businesses of the 10th Hampden District. #mapoli

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Even before these projects, MA was NOT on track to meet Global Warming Solutions Act climate goals. ANY new gas infrastructure was NOT compatible w/ GWSA goals. *Now* MA has more/better env. laws, incl. EJ laws! Unlawful permitting by State agencies don't matter, I guess? #mapoli

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@MassGovernor @GBHNews @GreenRootsEJ @XRBoston @SlingshotAction @breathe_ns @MassClimate The big question here: should @massgovernor try to pause or halt fossil-fuel projects that advanced in the Baker years, but still aren't complete?

So far, that's not something she seems inclined to do: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2023/02/02/as-healey-ramps-up-environmental-focus-some-advocates-demand-more #mapoli @gbhnews

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This is utterly reprehensible. #mapoli
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Prisoners in Massachusetts may soon be forced to choose between their organs and their freedom: Democratic legislators in the state are proposing a law that would allow prisoners to donate organs or bone marrow to get up to a year off their sentence. https://jacobin.com/2023/02/massachusetts-democrats-prisoner-organ-bone-marrow-donation/

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Trump probably won't win his $50M lawsuit against Bob Woodward; the suit turns 1st Amendment on its head https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-probably-won-t-win-his-50-million-lawsuit-against-bob-woodward-with-experts-saying-the-suit-turns-the-first-amendment-on-its-head/ar-AA170DmE #MaPoli #NHpolitics

Proud boys held "Free Speech" rallies at the beginning of Trump's presidency; used violence to overturn an election at the end.

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Organizing got @massedjustice this far. It's past time for communities like Lawrence and Boston to have true self-determination. Listen to parents, students, educators! Invest in what works, do away with failed strategies. #maedu #mapoli

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