Why it matters: School board members decide policies that shape classroom resources, equity, and accountability. Voters should know each candidate’s vision for funding, discipline, and support for students of color and low-income families.

#OK #VotingRights #PublicEducation #SchoolBoard

EX POST!

5 WAYS REPUBLICANS CAN SHAPE THE MIDTERMS BEFORE VOTES ARE CAST

Rules. Access. Maps. Messaging. Courts.

Elections aren’t flipped overnight. They’re shaped early—by who can vote, how easily, and what they believe. Change the system first, and outcomes follow.

#Midterms #Elections #VotingRights #Democracy #EXPOST!

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report for April 1, 2026
The #NewJersey #Assembly #advanced the “John R. Lewis #Voter #Empowerment # Act” March 23rd on a 53 to 20 vote. #If #passed by the #senate and #signed as #expected, New Jersey #would #become the #10th #US #state to pass a state #votingrights #act.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/03/31/new-jersey-assembly-advances-john-r-lewis-voter-empowerment-act-if-passed-by-the-senate-and-signed-it-becomes-the-10th-state-vra/

New Jersey Assembly Advances ‘John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act.’ If Passed by the Senate and Signed, It Becomes the 10th State VRA

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#RawStory 6:44pm EDT Mar 31, 2026

'You will lose': Trump immediately drowned in legal threats over new voting order

"This is a massive and unconstitutional #VoterSuppression effort aimed at giving #Trump the power to create a list of who is allowed to #vote by mail,"  wrote #VotingRights attorney #MarcElias. "We know where this will go -- the targeting of #Democrats for mass #disenfranchisement. We will sue and we will win."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voting-2676645591/

'You will lose': Trump immediately drowned in legal threats over new voting order

President Donald Trump, stymied in all efforts to pass a voting restrictions bill through the Senate, announced an executive order on Tuesday attempting to crack down on mail-in voting by executive fiat. The order, among other things, imposes mandates on states for how to send out and process ballot...

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Garrett Downs reports, is President Trump’s latest executive order a threat to mail-in voting? This new order mandates verified citizenship lists, a move critics see as restrictive and ripe for legal battles. Discover the potential impact on future elections. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order.html #VotingRights #Election2026

Why it matters:

If endorsements don’t guarantee wins, the GOP’s top-down control tactic looks weaker and voter independence actually matters. That shakes up national playbooks that rely on loyalty over competence.

#AL #VotingRights #Elections #GOP

Why it matters:

Installing a permanent CEO during a budget crisis hands one person the keys to hard choices that will shape classrooms and services; voters need to know who will be held accountable in the next board election.

#IL #VotingRights #PublicEducation #Budget

Why it matters:

This isn't fiscal prudence — it's betrayal. Steeper taxes plus staff cuts mean classrooms and communities take the hit while the board ignores residents demanding alternatives.

#NH #VotingRights #PublicEducation #Budget