Latinos for Trump v. Sessions

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COMPLAINT AND APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14386818). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Latinos for Trump. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of State Governors and Secretaries of State, #2 Exhibit 2 - Cain Declaration 20210118, #3 Exhibit 3 - Global Risk Analysis: Special Report, #4 Exhibit 4-1, #5 Exhibit 4-2, #6 Exhibit 4-3, #7 Exhibit 4-4, #8 Exhibit 4-5, #9 Exhibit 4-6, #10 Exhibit 4-7, #11 Exhibit 4-8, #12 Exhibit 4-9, #13 Exhibit 4-10, #14 Exhibit 4-11, #15 Exhibit 4-12, #16 Exhibit 4-13, #17 Exhibit 4-14, #18 Exhibit 4-15, #19 Exhibit 4-16, #20 Exhibit 4-17, #21 Exhibit 4-18, #22 Exhibit 4-19, #23 Exhibit 4-20, #24 Exhibit 4-21, #25 Exhibit 4-22, #26 Exhibit 4-23, #27 Exhibit 4-24, #28 Exhibit 4-25)(Davis, Paul)

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   MESSAGING MEMO: Voting Rights | 1    Voting Rights  How we talk about it, what to do about it, and where we’re going with it.    Voters have several core opinion concepts that progressives must understand:     ● Voters believe the right to vote is sacred and object to policies that make it more  difficult.   ● The public largely believes that voter fraud is a problem. Acknowledge the  importance of protecting the integrity of elections, while fighting against  restrictions. Voters are open to arguments that those who want to restrict voting  laws should have to prove fraud exists.   ● The central values to emphasize are that elections should be free, fair and accessible.     Topline:    “Protecting the right to vote” is a key phrase that works for both general public  communication and progressive base voters.     Attacks on the “right to vote” can be a strong progressive turnout motivator, if used  correctly.     The public values policies that make it more convenient to vote, like early and absentee  voting, and same day registration. These values can also pushback against voter purges,  voter ID requirements or inadequate voting machines.     The most persuasive message emphasized convenience and exercising the right to vote.  Increasing turnout and disenfranchisement messages were much less powerful.         Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.       MESSAGING MEMO: Voting Rights | 2  Communicating on Voting Issues     DO SAY  DON’T SAY  It is our right and responsibility to vote. The    right to vote is the basis for our democracy.   “Making it harder to vote”  “Voter suppression” or  “disenfranchisement”   We should be making it easier for eligible  Texans to cast their ballot.  Talk about voting problems without  offering any solutions  Lead with values like freedom, equality,  trust, and responsibility  Lead with fraud, suppression, or fear  Lift up that our nation is better off when  more Americans participate, and highlight  that powerful special interests are trying to  rig our elections.  Don’t get bogged down in proving voter  fraud doesn’t exist.  Connect voting to specific issues tailored to  Talk about voting as a siloed issue.  your audience.   We shouldn’t tolerate any voter fraud. We  Voter fraud doesn’t exist. (Most people  should protect the right of all eligible voters  believe that voter fraud does exist)   to vote without obstacles or intimidation.   It’s wrong for politicians to try to influence  elections by discouraging voters that don’t  agree with them.   This is just a ploy to stop Democratic voters  from voting.   Your vote is important – and no one can  take away your right to vote.   Opponents are creating laws taking away  the right to vote.   There are many ways for voters to confirm  their identity – but we can’t deny eligible  voters the right to vote.   There’s no need for voter ID laws – it’s just a  Republican ploy. (Most people support  requiring voter ID)   Boost trust in elections administrators, the  post office, and county clerks. Support  well-funded elections systems.   Forment fears about data security, ballot  by mail delivery, hacking, or anything that  might make a voter stay home.             Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.       MESSAGING MEMO: Voting Rights | 3  Voting rights are human rights. There is nothing more  important than the sanctity of the vote. Our voting rights are under attack. Texas  Republicans have tried to game the system and erect barriers for rightful, eligible voters  every chance they’ve gotten. From nominating known vote-suppressor David Whitley to  discriminatory racial gerrymandering, Texas Republicans have sought every attempt  possible to limit voting rights for Texans. Texas Republicans continue to try to make voting  more confusing, scary, and difficult.     This is the fight of our generation. Texas Democrats know that our democracy works better  when more people vote, not less. We will continue to fight until voting is free, fair, and  accessible for all, because our democracy depends on it.      The Problem:   The right to vote remains an essential tenet to our democracy; however, all of the progress  that we’ve made is under unprecedented attack. Republicans have attempted to make  voting harder for everyday Texans and Americans.     Across the nation, voting rights have never been under as much attack as they are right  now. Republicans know that the only way they continue to win elections is by making it  harder for voters who disagree with them to cast their ballot.     Federal judges confirmed that over the past decade, Republicans at the state at local level  developed and executed a systematic scheme to keep Texans of color from being heard  and represented by their government in congressional, legislative, and municipal maps.  Further, Texas Republicans enacted discriminatory voter identification laws that made it  harder for people to vote.     The Solution:    Texas Democrats are focused on protecting and expanding the vote, through identifying  and registering voters, fighting the Republican Party at the courts, and ensuring that  everybody has a fair shot to exercise their democratic right to vote.      Voting Rights in Texas by the numbers:     ●     Examples  Successful Message #1 [Broadest Appeal for Mass Communication] When our sons and  daughters, husbands and wives put aside their safety in order to protect ours by serving in  the military, it’s our responsibility to ensure that they can exercise their right to vote. This  law places hurdles in front of absentee voters serving overseas.       Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.       MESSAGING MEMO: Voting Rights | 4  Successful Message #2 [To Motivate Base Voters] We  need to vote this year to stand up to the politicians and extremist groups that are  manipulating the system by kicking people off the voter rolls. Voting should be free, fair,  and accessible. Your vote is important to counter these attempts to reduce voter turnout,  and show that no one can take away your right to vote.     Message Box  Us on Us  ● The right to vote is the biggest  challenge facing our democracy  today.    ● We must expand the right to vote,  pass universal voter registration,  make sure that we are expanding  access to poll places, and have a  robust, working early voting system  that allows for voters to cast a ballot  at their easiest convenience.   ● This is the fight of our generation.  Texas Democrats know that our  democracy works better when more  people vote, not less. We will  continue to fight until voting is free,  fair, and accessible for all, because  our democracy depends on it.  ● People all over the world have died  defending the right to vote. We  honor them by ensuring that we are  expanding access to voting, not  making it more restrictive than it  already is.    Them on Them  ● Republicans don’t care about who  votes--we just want to make sure  that the only eligible voters are  casting ballots.   ● Voter fraud is real and it is a threat to  our democracy. One person one  ballot isn’t just a mantra, it’s a  necessity for our country.   ● We must clean up the voting rolls  because if we don’t, it increases the  risk of voter fraud.     Us on Them  Them on Us  ● Republicans have consistently stood  ● Democrats only win elections by  against expanding the vote and have  stealing them. Republicans are still  sought to limit democracy through  the majority of this country.   voter purges, archane voter ID laws,  and legislation aimed to suppress  minority turnout.   ● The only way Republicans win  elections is by low turnout.  Republicans have systematically  done everything in their power to  limit the vote in order to win  elections.   ● What Republicans have done the  last decade is completely criminal.  Texas Democrats stand for voters    Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.       MESSAGING MEMO: Voting Rights | 5  and will continue to fight so  everybody has a fair shot at  exercising their Democratic right to  vote.     Polling:       Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.   

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