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Make sure your vote is counted. Visit our Know Your Rights page to learn more about how you can check the status of your ballot: acluaz.org/kyr-vote
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The ACLU has never been more prepared for the fight ahead. We have the playbook to fight back — and we, the people, are ready to defend our fundamental freedoms. Here’s how Massachusetts leaders can take action TODAY to build a firewall for freedom: ACLUM.org/firewalls
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While this moment may feel bleak, the ultimate power in our democracy lies with the people, not with any single elected official. We have faced the reality of a Trump presidency before, and we know what is possible — but there is reason to have hope. aclu-de.org/en/letter-from-e…
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🔴Polling Time Changes! 🔴 Polling location times have changed for certain locations in Cobb, Gwinnett, Glynn, and Fulton counties. Check the images in the thread for specific locations. Please stay in line and spread the word! Info via @progress4_ga
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BREAKING: Incorrect ballots have been reported in St. Clair County. If you showed up to vote in the following polling places and did not have an accurate ballot or could not vote, please go back and vote later today. Polls have been extended to 9pm.
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Election Day ain’t a game, so the @ACLU doesn’t want you to be gamed by the any polling places. And remember friends! Friends don’t let friends not vote! #electionday2024 #electionday
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#ElectionDay is just around the corner! If you need a ride to the ballot box, we’ve got you covered. This year, NAACP has partnered with @lyft to provide discounted rides to help voters get to the polls. Use the code NAACPVOTE24 while supplies last. #NAACPVotes
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NEW: We’re suing @CUNY for refusing to release investment records to pro-Palestine student organizers. CUNY withholding these records — along w/ calling the NYPD on student protestors earlier this year — shows disparate treatment across viewpoints. This is a targeted denial.
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BREAKING: We're suing Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate on behalf of U.S. citizens who are being wrongly kept from voting with a regular ballot.
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🚨BUCKS COUNTY🚨 Your deadline for requesting and submitting your mail ballot in person has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday.  inquirer.com/politics/electi…
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NEW: We filed a brief on behalf of Crystal Mason urging Texas' highest criminal court to affirm her acquittal. Ms. Mason faces up to five years in prison for submitting a provisional ballot in 2016 that never counted. She had no idea the state considered her ineligible to vote.
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📣 ICE detention is inherently cruel and inhumane. 📣 Together with ACLU offices from across the country, we sent letters earlier this week to our federal lawmakers asking them to oppose ICE’s expansion efforts. Read the full letter ⬇️
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BREAKING: With the national @ACLU, we sent letters to Iowa county auditors to ensure they follow laws preventing them from removing registered voters from voter lists shortly before the election.
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Chalk it up to free expression! Harvard students win back the ability to chalk on campus. Other universities should follow suit. Chalking bans are attempts to censor student speech, plain and simple. thecrimson.com/article/2024/…
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GOOD NEWS: Montgomery County has reversed its decision to reclassify an Indigenous history book as fiction — and the committee responsible has been suspended. This shows the power of a community opposing the censorship and whitewashing of history. chron.com/news/houston-texas…
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AMAZING: At least 843,130 Texans voted on the first day of early voting — the most in state history. Texans have the power to shape our state’s political landscape. Vote early now through Nov. 1. cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas…
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BREAKING: Baltimore jail healthcare will remain under independent monitoring as part of ACLU lawsuit, federal judge rules. The ruling deals a blow to efforts by @OAGMaryland, which has spent over $400K on a private law firm to try and exit the settlement thebaltimorebanner.com/commu…
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