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Empowering Georgians to participate in and help protect free and fair elections. Join us: linktr.ee/EPUG

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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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SEB asks Trump administration to push for election system updates • Georgia Recorder
The resolution passed in a 3-2 vote Monday, roughly two weeks before Georgia residents begin heading to the polls for early voting.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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National Voter Registration Day events planned across metro Atlanta
Georgians have several opportunities Tuesday to register to vote or update their voter information as organizations across metro Atlanta mark National Voter Registration Day.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day. If voting by mail, please mail in your ballot as soon as possible, and to track your ballot online where available. For more information on how to vote, consult your state and county elections websites or call the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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How Georgia Votes: 3 ways to vote in the general election
Submitted information: By Jackie Killings, President, League of Women Voters of Georgia Every Georgia voter chooses not just who to vote for, but how. In
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Here is a link to all the important dates for voting in the 2026 midterms as well as a link to my voter page and other useful resources. www.acluga.org/2026voting/
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2026 Voting Resource Hub - ACLU of Georgia
Important information for the 2026 election season.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Voting groups file federal challenge against Florida's 'SAVE' Act • Florida Phoenix
Two voting advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, challenging Florida’s new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.  The law passed the Legislature this year on a near-party-line vote ...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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In Defense of Voting Rights
Thousands protested disenfranchisement efforts on the sixty-third anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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APPLY TO BE A POLL OBSERVER
Sign up to be a poll observer with the ACLU of Georgia!
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Hands Off Our Vote: Election Protection 101 & 201 · Indivisible
Calling all activists who are ready to demand Hands Off Our Vote! This August, Indivisible is holding two trainings on election protection: the actions you and those around you can take to ensure ever...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Supreme Court has possibly made the midterms open to meddling by the Executive branch. Not ruling on the merits of Trump's eo, they are lifting the stay on implementing the USPS plan to not deliver mail-in ballots in states that have not submitted voter rolls. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now (Gift Article)
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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What 250 years of voting rights battles tell us about today
We’re living through extraordinary times in American democracy, as President Trump presses for greater federal control over elections and
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Advocates worry new bans on student IDs will trip up younger voters
New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We will be participating with our partner Emory Hope Clinic during their upcoming Community Health Night on August 27. Mark your calendars!
Community health night with the Emory Hope Clinic announcement.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Georgia voters: applications are now being received to request an absentee ballot. If you plan on mailing in your ballot this for the November election, go to My Voter Page and access the Absentee Ballot Portal to apply! mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
Image of a To-do list requesting a Georgia absentee ballot.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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‘I don’t trust you’: Trump administration election security call gets testy as Democratic state officials push back on federal pressure.
Tensions reached a boiling point as state election officials say the administration has cut its support for election security and is more focused on 2028.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump • Stateline
State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. At st...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Meme describing August 17 2026 as the first day to request absentee ballot
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today is the first day you can request an absentee ballot from the Georgia Secretary of State's office. Requests will be processed between now and October 23rd. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
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GA My Voter Page
Use the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's like a broken record: apnews.com/article/trum...
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Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
A federal judge has agreed to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to have the U.S.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Last Saturday EPUG joined North Georgia's Election Protection Road Trip, partnering with @50501northga.org. Lots of great conversations on registration and protecting our voting rights. Here are just some of the folks who caravaned across the state and manned literature tables in Cartersville.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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ACLU of Georgia's Local Election Advocates and Defenders (LEAD) - ACLU of Georgia
The Local Election Advocates and Defenders (LEAD) program helps build more transparent, effective, accessible, and responsive elections offices.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Last evening, EPUG was out educating voters and getting signatures on our anti-gerrymandering petition at our friends, Tara Theater of Atlanta www.taraatlanta.com/home/. There was a great crowd to see the 1932 classic female noir film "Heat Lightning," and talk about voter protection!
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Heads Up: Claim your seat to an online presentation of "The Plan to Protect Your Vote w/ Stacey Abrams" presented by Red, Wine and Blue. Join this free information session featuring Georgia's leading defender of voting rights and ballot access by signing up here redwine-blue.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Plan to Protect Your Vote with Stacey Abrams. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Plan to Protect Your Vote with Stacey Abrams. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
You don't need a cape to become a "Election Defender." Several of us are currently members of the ACLU LEAD Program and you can too! Details here: www.acluga.org/acluga-local...
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ACLU of Georgia's Local Election Advocates and Defenders (LEAD) - ACLU of Georgia
The Local Election Advocates and Defenders (LEAD) program helps build more transparent, effective, accessible, and responsive elections offices.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Americans Can Vote Without Fear
We have the tools we need to protect the vote.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sometimes it just takes a little bit of pushback and they concede. www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/t...
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Tarrant County delays vote on proposal to cut polling sites after heated public backlash
Residents packed the commissioners' court, accusing county leaders of voter suppression and warning that the proposed reductions would disproportionately affect communities of color.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Like Frankenstein's monster... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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A Jim Crow Voter Suppression Tool Is Back
Mass voter challenges are baseless efforts to stop Americans from voting.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you couldn't make the first offering of this training, now is your chance. I took the course recently and it is well-worth your time! www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
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Organizing to Protect Democracy: Messaging that Motivates Voter Participation · American Civil Liberties Union
### Our democracy depends on our participation. And as we head into elections, that participation is strongest when our communities understand how our elections work. **Organizing To Protect Democra...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Do you live in north ga, or are you willing to drive? We need volunteers on August 8 for tabling at 7 different stops of 50501GA's "protect the vote" caravan. We are looking for 2 people at each location w/ a table or clipboards for brief 2- hour shifts. www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A48AE...
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EPUG Election Protection Road Trip
EPUG is supporting 50501 chapters of North Georgia in their Election Protection Road Trip. We need volunteers to meet them at each location to engage with voters, introduce our petition, and ask them ...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Voter Suppression Didn’t Start with Trump. A Historian Tracks Its Origins | KQED
Historian Carol Anderson walks us through the history of voter suppression in the U.S. to put this moment in context and illustrate how the same playbook is being used now.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Mark your calendar! In two weeks, the site for requesting an absentee ballot will be open. August 17th is the first date for placing a request. You can request an absentee ballot from then until October 23rd.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure
One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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2 in 3 worry political leaders will pressure officials to change election outcomes: Gallup
Concerns about election security for Americans are on the rise ahead of critical 2026 midterm elections. A Kettering Foundation-Gallup survey released Wednesday shows 67 percent of American adults …
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Trump admin tries to rebuild election security infrastructure it gutted as midterms near | CNN Politics
After dismantling the federal system designed to protect US elections, the Trump administration now says it has a plan to rebuild it — less than 100 days before Election Day and just weeks before ball...
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 02/08/2026
The entire goal of the SAVE Act is to put a mountain of paperwork between you and the ballot box. They want to suppress the vote with bureaucracy.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Our voter education booth at last weekend's Mannequin's Basement Media Market at Parkside Cafe was a huge success, reminding folks to check their voter status and even having someone actually register online while visiting our booth!
Voter Education Booth at Media Market taking place at Atlanta's Parkside CafeMedia market shoppers stop to sign petition calling for Georgia legislators to reject further gerrymandering ahead of the 2028 elections.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
On August 7, 2026, join the Leagues and our partners as we host a nationwide day of civic action in honor of the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Unite & Rise for Voting Rights - LWV Georgia · Mobilize
On August 7, 2026, join the League and our partners as we host a nationwide day of civic action in honor of the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Leagues and partners will lead hundreds o...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Interested in getting involved with Election Protectors United of Georgia? Let us know what you would be interested in and let's talk! secure.ngpvan.com/hQXVix2rq0yw...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia Interest Form
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Have you checked your voter status recently? It's easy and takes less than 1 minute. Click on the link below and make sure your information is accurate and your status is ACTIVE mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
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GA My Voter Page
Use the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The national kick off call is tonight for the "Hands Off Our Vote" initiative. Register to join the call using the link below. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote! · Indivisible
Join people across the country for the kickoff call for Hands Off Our Vote, Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, and that those ballots get counted. W...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Concerned about elections? Become fully informed on how you can do your part this November. Here's an entire day of election protection training that includes breakfast and lunch. www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
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Atlanta Election Safeguarding: A Power and Purpose Training · American Civil Liberties Union
**Election Safeguarding: A Power & Purpose Training in Atlanta** is a free, one-day, in-person training to build collective power to safeguard our elections. Whether you’re new to organizing or looki...
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill | NationofChange
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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NC elections board vote makes it easier to throw out mail-in ballots • NC Newsline
Republicans say the change would enhance election security. Democratic critics say it would disenfranchise legitimate voters, and could be applied arbitrarily with political motives.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Like Frankenstein's monster, it's risen again! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Some Democrats help GOP pass voter ID bill as others call it a 'trick'
The legislation was attached to a bill to place limits on members of Congress buying and selling stocks while in office.
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Solid turnout today at Parkside Cafe for Voter Education tabling during the MANNEQUIN'S BASEMENT MEDIA MARKET PRESENTED BY VIDEODROME. Folks checked their voter status, learned more about voter registration and even had someone register online at the booth. Great crowd!
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Report: Voting rights under threat in Tennessee, nationwide
As voting rights are under attack nationwide and in Tennessee, thousands of advocates and policymakers are gathering to confront what they call the most aggressive rollback of civil rights protections
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Election Protectors United of Georgia (EPUG) @electionprotectors.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We'll be joining our friends at @videodrome.bsky.social this SUNDAY at Parkgrounds Café. Join us July 26 for a Voter Education and Registration tabling event at MANNEQUIN'S BASEMENT MEDIA MARKET PRESENTED BY VIDEODROME from 12pm – 5pm: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Voter Education and Registration Tabling · Mobilize
Please join us as a volunteer on Sunday, July 26, for a Voter Education and Registration tabling event at MANNEQUIN'S BASEMENT MEDIA MARKET PRESENTED BY VIDEODROME from 12pm – 5pm. We will have a tab...
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