Thank you, Democracy Docket, for bringing some good news - a ray of sunshine - in such dark times. Thank you for all you do and keep up this amazing work!
It's because the Kansas Supreme court appointment process gives the power of nomination to lawyers who are elected in regions. They present a shortlist to the governor to choose and KS is still electing democrat governors although that seems like it is going to fade. It has meant that supreme court justices confirmed by either side are a bit less partisan.
Any good news regarding voting rights is welcome. Thank you Marc Elias for your unwavering dedication to fighting for voting rights and fair elections.
Thanks Marc and Paige. Amidst the many who do a great job putting out information on the political goings-on, you are one of the few who, additionally, back up their commentary with background action. It shows how the "little things" being worked on BEFORE an election sometimes are far more important that the big things like the results AFTER an actual election. Much respect!
We have a long and tough road ahead of us to rescue or protect this country from being a kleptocracy. A country where the politicians use their power to enrich themselves.
As a Kansan voter, it was super easy for me to register. Every time I pay for my tags, taxes, renew my license, I'm repeatedly asked if I need to update my address or register to vote. Hell even when I fell on hard times and needed food assistance I was asked to register to vote. Even in high school civics class, those who were 18 were heavily encouraged to register to vote. I've never understood people who just... didn't and don't. You have to ACTIVELY say no to register to vote to function as an adult in this state.
To be clear; this is a win. All for it. Should be easier. Just saying to those non registered voters who lived their entire adult lives here have done so willingly.
The elimination of the electoral college is the only way the will of the people can prevail. Both parties are concerned with themselves, their power, and their never ending funding, not the will of the voters. This government is neither for the people or by the people.
It won't do a whole lot. Changing the electoral system of congress to multi member districts with ranked choice voting would give voters more power and more accurate representation. That weakens the power of the parties and might help break apart the 2 party system. There'd be more competition and lawmakers would need to be more co-operative as they will need voters 2nd and 3rd preferences to get over the finishing line.
I understand having signatures on the ballot and when you register. Let's take the mail in ballots for example they are printed every year and near is a year that is printed on it like 2024 and I would imagine for security they have a watermark or something in that paper to identify it as a true ballot . So it would be protected as a cast ballot because of that state's printing. And the different names that are on the ballot for that year is also proof of that electional ballot. That's the most obvious and true valid you can see and read .
Hello, Mr. Elias and Ms. Moskowitz! (I’m not being formal, I’m trying to show my immense respect for both of you. I will get used to writing ‘Marc’; I’ve already gotten comfortable with ‘Paige’. 😁)
A unified and single federal voting rights bill is needed also the next time democrats control the House and senate gerrymandering should be outlawed with a supermajority needed to overturn that ban.
KRIS KOBACH is KANSAS' AG!!! He is a central figure in voter suppression laws like the Georgia law that allowed individuals to have eligibility of registered voters to be suspended per proof of residency via identification
I think in the progressive era, KS amended their system of judicial appointments. Districts elect lawyers to a committee who then present the governor with a shortlist of judges from which to choose to confirm one. This is different from the typical system where the governor appoints and the state senate confirms. KS has elected democrats for governor more although this is fading. GOP in the state already scrapped the system for courts below the state supreme court and the difference is stark. Lower court judges act more partisan like other states. The state supreme court is more moderate and there is more crossing over partisan lines for rulings. The downside is that tort reform often runs into headwinds with the court due to the influence of lawyers. This system will eventually be overturned as GOP keep trying. Every cycle the more moderate GOP lawmakers keep retiring or getting whittled down.
Sandra: [From Wikipedia] "Poll taxes were used in the United States until they were outlawed following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Poll taxes (taxes of a fixed amount on every liable individual, regardless of their income) had also been a major source of government funding among the colonies and states which went on to form the United States. Poll taxes became a tool of disenfranchisement in the South during Jim Crow, following the end of Reconstruction. This form of disenfranchisement was common until the Voting Rights Act, which is considered one of the most monumental pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed. The Voting Rights Act followed the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and the states from implementing poll taxes, but only for federal elections." In essence, during Jim Crow, poll taxes were used to keep the poor, slaves (or ex-slaves), etc. from voting. So, if you didn't have the money to vote, you couldn't vote. Downright neighborly, eh?
If the law is on the books, it's still enforceable. There is no such thing as a "permanent ban" on enforcing laws, and anyone LIKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, who has followed the history of abortion legislation would know this. Thumbs down for deliberately misleading your listeners.
Congratulations DD and Kansas! Democracy will keep winning!🎉
Thank you, Democracy Docket, for bringing some good news - a ray of sunshine - in such dark times. Thank you for all you do and keep up this amazing work!
As a Kansas resident, I’m relieved to hear this update.
Excellent work as usual Mark. Thank you
Once again Awesome news💕
Thank you for all you do, Marc.
Thank you soooo much Marc and all of your crew, for your service for Democracy!!!! 💙💙💙💙🔥🙏 and that’s namaste, not praying hands. 😉
Keep Up The Great Work....💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great video! Thanks!
I’m so grateful for your team!
Thank you League of Women Voters and others like Democracy Docket. Thank you Marc Elias and Paige!!!
Wonderful news!!!
This is good news. Thank you!
Good for Kansas!!! Finally some common sense in voting rights!!
Well done for the voters of Kansas! 👏👏👏
This is great.
Thank you for protecting voting rights.
Congratulations! Great work!
Thank you Marc for your excellent newsletter!
Thank you!
💙Great job Mark ⚖️🗽🇺🇸
Great, Kansas! ❤
Thank you Kansas! I live in Kansas!
Thank you Marc and Paige!!!
Finally some good news!
🎉🎉🎉BRAVO 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you, Mr. Elias and Ms. Moskowitz, for your updates, work, and commentary. Kansas is doing the right thing, blocking voter suppression laws.
You're a hero Marc!
Thank you Marc and your team for all you do!! and for keeping us informed!!
very surprised from Kansas...
Omg, Kansas did something right???!
They also enshrined a woman's right to choose by a 20 point margin. 🎉❤
It's because the Kansas Supreme court appointment process gives the power of nomination to lawyers who are elected in regions. They present a shortlist to the governor to choose and KS is still electing democrat governors although that seems like it is going to fade. It has meant that supreme court justices confirmed by either side are a bit less partisan.
Thank you Democracy Docket for getting Kansas straightened out.
Any good news regarding voting rights is welcome.
Thank you Marc Elias for your unwavering dedication to fighting for voting rights and fair elections.
Thanks Marc and Paige. Amidst the many who do a great job putting out information on the political goings-on, you are one of the few who, additionally, back up their commentary with background action. It shows how the "little things" being worked on BEFORE an election sometimes are far more important that the big things like the results AFTER an actual election. Much respect!
👍🏾💯🇺🇸
We have a long and tough road ahead of us to rescue or protect this country from being a kleptocracy. A country
where the politicians use their power to enrich themselves.
As a Kansan voter, it was super easy for me to register. Every time I pay for my tags, taxes, renew my license, I'm repeatedly asked if I need to update my address or register to vote. Hell even when I fell on hard times and needed food assistance I was asked to register to vote. Even in high school civics class, those who were 18 were heavily encouraged to register to vote. I've never understood people who just... didn't and don't. You have to ACTIVELY say no to register to vote to function as an adult in this state.
To be clear; this is a win. All for it. Should be easier. Just saying to those non registered voters who lived their entire adult lives here have done so willingly.
Toto , voting rights is back in Kansas !! Oh my !! 🌪
Thank you, from Kansas!!
Excellent work!
thank you mark for the wonderful work you do you’re on the front lines and it’s much appreciated 🙏
I support Democracy Docket, because I hunger for every bit of good news.
Thank you for your work
Kansas rocks!
Thank you Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz.
Why are these kind of actions even taking place?
Good bye USA.
Thank you, Marc!
Yay Kansas!
The elimination of the electoral college is the only way the will of the people can prevail. Both parties are concerned with themselves, their power, and their never ending funding, not the will of the voters. This government is neither for the people or by the people.
It won't do a whole lot. Changing the electoral system of congress to multi member districts with ranked choice voting would give voters more power and more accurate representation. That weakens the power of the parties and might help break apart the 2 party system. There'd be more competition and lawmakers would need to be more co-operative as they will need voters 2nd and 3rd preferences to get over the finishing line.
Excellent news, everyone has the right to vote
Technically, no, but the sentiment? Hell yeah!
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Kansas already suffered through the original Border Wars. Good people in Kansas- except for a few politicians and mega donors
YOU GUYS ARE AWSOME
I understand having signatures on the ballot and when you register.
Let's take the mail in ballots for example they are printed every year and near is a year that is printed on it like 2024 and I would imagine for security they have a watermark or something in that paper to identify it as a true ballot .
So it would be protected as a cast ballot because of that state's printing.
And the different names that are on the ballot for that year is also proof of that electional ballot. That's the most obvious and true valid you can see and read .
Hello, Mr. Elias and Ms. Moskowitz! (I’m not being formal, I’m trying to show my immense respect for both of you. I will get used to writing ‘Marc’; I’ve already gotten comfortable with ‘Paige’. 😁)
A unified and single federal voting rights bill is needed also the next time democrats control the House and senate gerrymandering should be outlawed with a supermajority needed to overturn that ban.
💙🔵🔵💙
KRIS KOBACH is KANSAS' AG!!! He is a central figure in voter suppression laws like the Georgia law that allowed individuals to have eligibility of registered voters to be suspended per proof of residency via identification
And yet they voted for Drumpf. SMFH.
After the election.
Marc and Paige are you related? You have an uncanny resemblance to each other.
I think in the progressive era, KS amended their system of judicial appointments. Districts elect lawyers to a committee who then present the governor with a shortlist of judges from which to choose to confirm one. This is different from the typical system where the governor appoints and the state senate confirms. KS has elected democrats for governor more although this is fading.
GOP in the state already scrapped the system for courts below the state supreme court and the difference is stark. Lower court judges act more partisan like other states. The state supreme court is more moderate and there is more crossing over partisan lines for rulings.
The downside is that tort reform often runs into headwinds with the court due to the influence of lawyers.
This system will eventually be overturned as GOP keep trying. Every cycle the more moderate GOP lawmakers keep retiring or getting whittled down.
remind me please? what is a poll tax?
Sandra:
[From Wikipedia]
"Poll taxes were used in the United States until they were outlawed following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Poll taxes (taxes of a fixed amount on every liable individual, regardless of their income) had also been a major source of government funding among the colonies and states which went on to form the United States. Poll taxes became a tool of disenfranchisement in the South during Jim Crow, following the end of Reconstruction. This form of disenfranchisement was common until the Voting Rights Act, which is considered one of the most monumental pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed. The Voting Rights Act followed the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and the states from implementing poll taxes, but only for federal elections."
In essence, during Jim Crow, poll taxes were used to keep the poor, slaves (or ex-slaves), etc. from voting. So, if you didn't have the money to vote, you couldn't vote. Downright neighborly, eh?
Don’t voter registration efforts help Republicans too?
If the law is on the books, it's still enforceable. There is no such thing as a "permanent ban" on enforcing laws, and anyone LIKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, who has followed the history of abortion legislation would know this. Thumbs down for deliberately misleading your listeners.
Steve could you speak slower and more succinctly?