#votingrights

[itsmythang]

So... you can't draw a district that gives black voters voting power but you CAN draw a district that takes their power away? Got it.

Great job "Blacks for trump". Where are ya'll at now? Where are all of you who thought not voting at all was smart? Hard heads make soft azzes.

You were all told this would happen. Now you claim "nobody knew." Fuck you all!!!

[aci25]

Citizen’s Speech Draws Attention to Racial Concerns in Congressional Map Debate

A Louisiana resident who identified himself as Marshawn delivered a fiery, emotional speech to lawmakers during a state Senate hearing over redistricting Monday, accusing Republicans of trying to “cheat” Black voters out of political power.

“The MAGA party is the last breath of the Confederacy,” he told lawmakers. “If y’all could give us less than zero seats, you would do it.”

Marshawn’s testimony came as Louisiana Republicans advance a new congressional map after the Supreme Court weakened key protections in the Voting Rights Act.

“There will be no more of your party,” he said. “The midterms gonna come, y’all gonna get wiped out,” he said.

[ptseti]

Louisiana Resident Calls MAGA "the Last Breath of the Confederacy"

A Louisiana resident who identified himself as Marshawn delivered a fiery, emotional speech to lawmakers during a state Senate hearing over redistricting Monday, accusing Republicans of trying to “cheat” Black voters out of political power.

[azspot]

[whenweallvote]

GOOD NEWS: Alabama’s new congressional map now includes two Black-opportunity districts.

Previously, Alabama’s congressional map was struck down for violating the Voting Rights Act diluting the voting power of Black Alabamians. Despite Black Alabamians making up 27% of the state's population, only one of the state's seven congressional seats regularly went to a candidate preferred by Black voters.

[comradekas]

Ballot Brouhaha: How Basic Voting Rules Became 'Evidence' of Fraud

When social media magnates and election skeptics scrutinized New York City's ballots, they mistook voting laws for conspiracy—and exposed a dangerous pattern of disinformation.

On November 4, 2025, as New Yorkers lined up to vote in their mayoral election, billionaire X owner Elon Musk took to his platform with an alarming declaration: "The New York City ballot form is a scam!" He pointed to candidates appearing twice on ballots and former Governor Andrew Cuomo's placement at the bottom as undeniable proof of election rigging.

It sounded convincing to his millions of followers. But it wasn't true—not in any meaningful way.

What Musk called fraud was actually New York's legal "fusion voting" system—where candidates can appear under multiple party lines. Zohran Mamdani (Democrat/Working Families) and Curtis Sliwa (Republican/"Protect Animals") both appeared twice legally.

Cuomo's bottom placement followed standard ballot ordering rules for independent parties. Experts called the claims easily verifiable misinformation.

When routine election procedures are recast as conspiracies, our democratic foundation erodes—not from hypothetical fraud, but from deliberate misinterpretation by powerful voices.

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[kcyars99]

[adafruit]

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