On Tuesday, September 10, voters in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District will choose their next congressperson in a special election. But since Democrats already won the House in November, you might be wondering why this re-do from 2018 is so important. Here’s why: The last election was stolen from voters — literally The short version: …
Last week, we showed you what canvassing looks like here at Progressive Turnout Project. What about the people who do it — our Field Representatives? We chatted with Jamal, Jessie, and Pete, three of our Field Reps in North Carolina, to get a better idea of what it takes to do this work, and why. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2019 CONTACT: Shannon Faulise; press@turnoutpac.org Progressive Turnout Project Joins Call for Democracy Reform Debate Grassroots-funded organization joins coalition of 18 reform groups requesting DNC and major news networks ask about democracy reform in the Democratic debates CHICAGO, Ill. — Progressive Turnout Project joined 17 other groups in signing a letter …
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You probably already know what we do at Progressive Turnout Project — it’s right there in our name, after all. We run the largest grassroots-funded field program in the country to get voters to the polls. But what does that actually look like? We’ve been shadowing our Field Representatives, who are on the ground right …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 6, 2019 CONTACT: Shannon Faulise; press@turnoutpac.org CHICAGO, Ill. — This afternoon the House Judiciary Committee acted upon public demands for an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by formally requesting documents from his time in the George W. Bush administration. In April, Progressive Turnout Project was 1 of 26 groups that sent …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 6, 2019 CONTACT: Shannon Faulise; press@turnoutpac.org Progressive Turnout Project Calls on Congress to Honor the Voting Rights Act by Passing H.R. 4 Executive Director Alex Morgan released the following statement on the 54th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: “On this day 54 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights …
Ever since the Supreme Court gave them the green light six years ago, states with a history of discrimination at the polling place have jumped at the opportunity to — once again — strip voters of their rights. Where things stand Since 2013, we’ve seen things like discriminatory voter ID laws, closed polling places, and …
