Its official.

Last night 2260 delegates from all 50 states elected Mitt Romney to represent their party in this election. Yet at the same time the Republican party is talking about freedom and American values, it 1 is doing everything it can to make it harder for Black folks to exercise their right to vote. In Ohio, Secretary of State Jon Husted has eliminated weekend access to polls, an option that was 2 exercised by Black voters in past elections. In Pennsylvania, Republicans pushed through a law requiring specific forms of restrictive photo identification to vote, a constraint that systematically pushes 3 Black and low-income voters out of the system. In Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has overseen a sweeping voter purge that has erased hundreds if not thousands of lawful citizens from the voter 4 rolls. Thats why today were launching an Emergency Black Voter Fund. Can you chip in, $12 a month until election day, to create a fighting fund to help make sure that these attacks on our right to vote dont go unanswered. Can you spare $12 a month? http://act.colorofchange.org/pledge/emergency_recur_donate With your help we will register thousands of new Black voters and prepare them to have everything they need to vote on Election Day. We will also launch rapid response media campaigns in key states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio to fight back against conservative attempts to make it harder for Black folks to vote. The Republican machine has invested millions to keep us from voting. This will take significant resources, which is why we dont have a minute to lose. We need your help to get these plans off the ground. Can you chip in $12 a month from now until election day to help turn these plans into reality? http://act.colorofchange.org/pledge/emergency_recur_donate Thanks and Peace, -- Rashad, Dani, Matt, Arisha, Charlene and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team August 31st, 2012 Help support our work. ColorOfChange.org is powered by YOUyour energy and dollars. We take no money from lobbyists or large corporations that don't share our values, and our tiny staff ensures your contributions go a long way. You can contribute here: http://www.colorofchange.org/donate References 1. Republicans Boast About Voter Suppression in Tampa, but the Ground Is Shifting, The Nation (Blog), 08-29-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1759?t=7&akid=2611.465230.yHOmqM 2. Equal voting processes for Ohio counties may still be unfair for voters, WKSU, 08-16-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1703?t=9&akid=2611.465230.yHOmqM 3. Shocker: PA Judge Upholds Voter Disenfranchisement Law, Setting Up Chaos Like 2004 in Ohio, AlterNet, 08-15-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1760?t=11&akid=2611.465230.yHOmqM
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4. How Governor Rick Scott Is Preventing Eligible U.S. Citizens From Voting In Florida, ThinkProgress, 05-23-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1761?t=13&akid=2611.465230.yHOmqM 5. Many states voter-ID laws, including Pennsylvanias, appear to have tie to same U.S. group, Philadelphia Inquirer, 08-15-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1762?t=15&akid=2611.465230.yHOmqM

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