Black Organizers Are Preparing for a New Era of Voting Rights Battles

What this means

Federal protection against discriminatory maps and voting rules is weaker than it was. More of the fight now happens in statehouses, county election offices, and local campaigns, which are exactly the places where a small organized group carries real weight.

What you can do about it

Check your voter registration, then help someone else check theirs.
Pay attention to local and state races. They decide who draws the maps and runs the elections.
Join JPC and put your time behind groups doing voter protection.

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Oct19

Local · Oct 19 – Nov 1 · 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily
Early voting in Orange County
Any of the county’s early voting sites

Vote at any early voting location, no matter your precinct.
Nov3

National · Nov 3 · Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Election Day
Your assigned polling place

Federal, state, and local races are on the ballot. In line by 7 p.m.? You can vote.
Nov30

State · Nov 30 – Dec 3
Florida legislative committee week
The Capitol, Tallahassee

Committees start shaping bills for the 2027 session. Committee meetings take public testimony.

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Immigration briefing: ICE eyes mobile detention as Texas agent shooting sparks outcry

The agency is exploring “mobile detention facilities” as it keeps expanding where it can hold people.

Do this: Sign the AAACT petition calling on Congress to replace ICE with a humane, rights-based system.

What it means and 3 ways to act →

National · The Intercept · Sep 22

They Trained to Watch ICE. Now They’re Prepping to Defend the Midterm Elections.

Volunteer networks built to monitor immigration raids are retraining as poll watchers ahead of November.

Do this: Check your voter registration and make a plan for how and when you will vote.

What it means and 3 ways to act →

National · NPR · Sep 18

It’s illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that

A new suit argues that floating the idea of federal agents at polling sites is itself voter intimidation.

Do this: Save the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline, 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683), and call it if you see or face intimidation at the polls.

What it means and 3 ways to act →

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