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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Category: Voting Rights

More Fronts Opening in the Voter Access Wars

Arkansas Elections Voting Rights March 7, 2024March 9, 2024 by Chief Organizer

             New Orleans      The election contest is now set.  Nikki Haley dropped like a rock with Trump ascendant.  The Biden campaign has sent the word out to the Democrats that if they are looking for another candidate, “they need to get over it.”  Behind the headlines while the quarterbacks’ posture and preen, the battle …

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Fighting for Public Power in Maine

Elections Electricity Cooperatives Energy Voting Voting Rights August 8, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Marble Falls      Voters in Ohio are trying to protect their ability to bring initiative petitions to the ballot in a closely watched election in August of all times.  In an ongoing trend, Republican legislators are trying to make the process harder, in the Ohio case to keep voters from having their say about …

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Voter Suppression: An American Export to Britain

Elections Legislation Politics Voting Rights May 9, 2023 by Chief Organizer

             New Orleans      The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom was trounced in recent local elections, losing 1000 seats, 500 to the Labour Party, 400 to the Liberal Democrats, and 200 to the Greens.  Voters weren’t sure about much other than that they wanted to get rid of the Conservatives, who have clung onto …

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