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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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and will continue to fight so
everybody has a fair shot at
exercising their Democratic right to
vote.
Polling:
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