Malice Aforethought
State legislators in 49 states have introduced this kind of legislation — and 18 states have passed them
What are voter suppression bills?
Two senators who have been the most prominent about keeping the filibuster
Who are Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Kirsten Sinema?
The margin it would take for the current Senate to override a ruling by the parliamentarian
What is 50 +1 (50 senators and the vice president)?
The metaphoric name for using a majority vote to end the filibuster and allowing simple majority rule in the Senate
What is the nuclear option?
The state from which Democratic legislators fled in order to stall bad elections laws
What is Texas?
An official, still in office today, who oversaw major sabotage of a constitutionally-mandated federal service that delivers ballots
Who is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
The California federal legislator who said that they don't think democracy is currently in jeopardy
Who is Senator Diane Feinstein?
The Supreme Court decision that overturned the McCain-Feingold campaign finance regulations
What is Citizens United (v. FEC)?
Legislation that would end gerrymandering and set minimum national standards for elections administration
What is the For the People Act?
A new California federal legislator who wrote an opinion article titled, "We must end the filibuster to protect our democracy"
Who is Senator Alex Padilla?
What we call Trump's claim that there was mass vote rigging and fraud in the 2020 presidential election and that he somehow won
What is "the big lie?"
The very dangerous thing that the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, despite their merits, would not prevent state legislatures from doing
What is overturning of election results by appointing alternate Electoral College delegates?
The federal oversight process for protecting local voting rights — that the Supreme Court tossed out in 2013 because racism is supposedly over
What is pre-clearance?
Legislation that would re-establish federal oversight of elections administration changes, intended to block racist voter-suppressing rules
What is the John Lewis Voting Rights (Advancement) Act?
(202) 224-3121
What is the phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard?
The fake, still ongoing, effort by Arizona Republicans that is costing millions of dollars
What is the "audit the vote?"
A Democratic politician who so far doesn't support ending the filibuster in order to get voting rights legislation passed and instead implied that we may "just have to vote harder"
Who is President Joe Biden?
It’s the kind of intent that you now have to prove, not just show in the results, in order to overturn a bad election law — due to a recent Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling
What is discrimination on the basis of race (or racist intent)?
A change that could prevent a judicial overturning of the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
What is increasing the number of judges on the Supreme Court?
About five calls from constituents in one day on one issue will typically accomplish this
What does it take to get a Senator's attention?
A senator who tried to overthrow the 2020 election result in Georgia on behalf of a man he once correctly called a "kook" and "unfit for office"
Who is Senator Lindsey Graham?
A state elections official who stood up to Trump on the accuracy of the vote — even though he previously supported voter restrictions that made our close Senate wins there very difficult
Who is Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger?
The Supreme Court ruling that hinged upon "irreparable harm" to the administration of a politician who hadn't even won the election yet
What is Bush v. Gore?
A change that would allow congressional representation for a place that has long decried "taxation without representation"
What is DC statehood?
The politician who, when told the political risks of pushing through a major voting rights law, said, "What the hell is the presidency for?"
Who is President Lyndon B. Johnson?