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You Gotta Vote!

You Gotta Vote!

PRINT THIS BOOKMARK! Print this bookmark and have all the info you need handy to make sure your vote counts!…

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We Encourage You to Vote

We Encourage You to Vote

Black women have long been the backbone of democracy, driving the vote and ensuring that the right candidates are elected….

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Voter Education Important Dates

Voter Education Important Dates

Voter Information Guide: Online Version Available September 6, 2024 Secretary of State will mail the Voter Information Guide during this…

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Political Advocacy

Political Advocacy

BWOPA activates motivates, promotes, supports and educate African-American Women about the political process and to encourage their involvement. To affirm…

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Voter Resources

Voter Resources

Read the Bookmark Below, Register to Vote, Re-Check Your Registration Status, Share This Information With Others, and VOTE!   Print…

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The Power of The Black Vote

The Power of The Black Vote

Get Involved in the "Power of the Black Vote" initiative. BWOPA and partners want to ensure all your paperwork is…

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61 Forms of Voter Suppression

61 Forms of Voter Suppression

By Barbara R. Arnwine President & Founder Transformative Justice Coalition Author, 2011 Voting Rights Map of Shame Print your own…

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Here are the 10 Propositions on California’s November Ballot

Here are the 10 Propositions on California’s November Ballot

California’s November election will feature 10 statewide ballot measures, dominated by an effort to repeal a ban on the consideration…

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Pollster John Hawthorne Prediction of Presidential Election

We had the opportunity yesterday to brief both a major trade association and an international company.

Highlights —

We acknowledged our predictions have changed enormously in this (domestic AND foreign) event-driven year . . . from, prior to Biden’s withdrawal, an 80-20 chance Trump would win . . . to 65-35 immediately on Biden’s withdrawal . . . to 55-35 as Harris caught on . . . to a mid-September call of 50-50. We told them – given ignorance of really good polling in Wisconsin and strong reservations about Democratic performance in Pennsylvania (and Harris’s decision NOT to choose Gov. Shapiro as her running mate) that if the election were held TODAY (which it is not, early voting aside), we would predict Harris wins the popular vote, but by not enough in swing states to keep Trump from winning the electoral vote. But for most (60%?) voters, the election will be November 5. When all those votes are counted (with federal courts still to decide whether ballots postmarked by election day can be counted in the days after) who do we think will win? IF Harris’s momentum sustains – and/or if Trump self-destructs (but what, after all he’s done/endured would be destructive?) – Harris will win. But we need to see a LOT more polls and understand the effectiveness of BOTH parties’ GOTV efforts in the swing states (especially Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin). We told them we were most confident about predicting the GOP will take control of the U.S. Senate. Given the sure Democrat loss in West Virginia, the Democrats would then have to win EVERY other close race to have a 50-50 Senate . . . and it seems unlikely to us Tester will overcome Trump’s lead in Montana, and we’ve got reservations about the Democrats’ chances – even though their current polling is promising – in Ohio (which Trump will carry and where Brown is seeking his fourth term), Arizona and Nevada. Given how many more Republicans are running in districts Biden carried than Democrats in districts Trump carried, while the House is too close to call, Democrats COULD win control of the House . . . but it’s too early to tell.

control of the House . . . but it’s too early to tell.

Add-lib comments —

To all that, based on late-arriving data, I added: In terms of early voting, the terrific L2 site has a great dashboard that reports as of yesterday, when 3.8% of early voter ballots had been requested, the early requests were coming in 44% Democrat and 28% Republican. There was also a gender gap, 55% women and 45% men. Both favor Democrats. To those wishful-thinking Democrats who say Florida is in play, either for President or Senate (given that Scott has never run in a presidential year, has always won by low single digits AND an abortion question is on the ballot), I would point out that, in 2020 the Democrats had 97,215 MORE registered voters than Republicans. Today, the Republicans enjoy a registration advantage of 1,026,200 . . . a 1.1+ million shift in favor of Republican registrants. To those equally hopeful Democrats who say the disgraced GOP Governor nominee in North Carolina could make it hard for Trump to carry the state, in 2016 Trump carried North Carolina by 3.66 points while Democrat Governor Roy Cooper was elected by 0.22 points and in 2020, Trump carried the state by 1.34 points while Cooper was re-elected by 4.51 points. While Robinson is headed to lose by far more than Cooper ever won, it is still hard to see a sufficient up-ticket “drag” on Trump, but his victories in the Tar Heel state have always been close and he HAS to win it (and Georgia). Based on headlines, while analysis remains mixed, the momentum is, TODAY, with Harris. While Gallup on September 24 reported, “2024 Election Environment Favorable to GOP,” on September 25 the NEW YORK TIMES reported Nate Cohn’s view, “Republicans’ Electoral College Edge, Once Seen as Ironclad, Looks to Be Fading” (a view Nate Silver has since endorsed), and in bright-red Alabama, AL.COM reported, “Oddsmakers, heavyweight pollster see major shift in the Kamala Harris, Donald Trump race.” We’re still 38 days from the election . . . and a possible “October Surprise” (although what is left by which we could be surprised, all the tragic international horrors notwithstanding?). More to come. John

Ella Hill Hutch Honors: Building Our Black Power Save the Date: December 5, 2024

The People’s Guide to Project 2025
Project 2025 is among the most profound threats to the American people.
The 900+ page Project 2025 document is summarized into these 48 pages by DemocracyForward.org
The People’s Guide to Project 2025
Project 2025 is among the most profound threats to the American people.
The 900+ page Project 2025 document is summarized into these 48 pages by DemocracyForward.org
Voter Information
Secretary of State will mail the Voter Information Guide during this period September 26 – October 15, 2024
County elections officials will mail the County Voter Information Guide during this period September 26 – October 15, 2024
No later than this date, county elections officials shall begin mailing each registered voter a vote‐by‐mail ballot October 7, 2024
Early Voting sites open October 7, 2024
By this date, all counties shall open ballot drop‐off locations for vote‐by‐mail ballots. To find a location, please visit: https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ October 8 – November 5, 2024
Last day to register to vote for the general election. To check your voter registration status, visit My Voter Status October 21, 2024
US President: Write‐In Candidate Deadline October 22, 2024
Same Day Registration available. Voters can “conditionally” register and vote a provisional ballot during this time October 22 – November 5, 2024
US President: Certified List of Write‐In Candidates October 25, 2024
Voter’s Choice Act counties to open Vote Centers October 26, 2024
Election Day – Polls shall be open throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. November 5, 2024
Beginning at 8:00 p.m., county elections officials begin reporting election results; counties shall conduct the semifinal official canvass of votes and report totals to the Secretary of State at least every two hours until completed. November 5, 2024
Vote‐By‐Mail Ballots returned by mail, in order to be counted, must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by your county elections office November 12, 2024
US President: Counties to send Statement of Results to Secretary of State December 3, 2024
Last day for county elections officials to certify election results December 5, 2024
County elections official shall send to the Secretary of State, in an electronic format, one complete copy of the general election returns December 6, 2024
US President: Last day for Secretary of State to analyze votes given for presidential electors and certify to the Governor the names of the proper number of persons having the highest number of votes December 7, 2024
Statement of Vote certified by the Secretary of State December 13, 2024
US President: Electoral College convenes December 17, 2024
Last day for Secretary of State to release the official Supplement to the Statement of the Vote April 12, 2025