Episode 528: Minnesota Takes More Big Steps in Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote, Including Passing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 23, 2024
Minnesota Takes More Big Steps in Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote, Including Passing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act
May 17th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus democracy reform bill which included the Minnesota Voting Rights Act, on the heels of 2023’s Democracy for the People Act and restoring voting rights to 55,000 of its formerly incarcerated citizens.
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Minnesota Legislature - Final Text of HF4772 Elections Policy and Finance Bill
Office of Gov. Tim Walz - Statement on Passage of Minnesota Voting Rights Act
Common Cause - Elections Omnibus Passage Strengthens Voting Rights, But Work Still to Do
Democracy Docket - Minnesota Governor Signs Pro-Voting Package
Minnesota Reformer - (2023) Walz signs Democracy for the People Act elections bill
Groups Taking Action:
Campaign Legal Center, Minnesota Alliance for Democracy, COPAL - Communidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina, Stand Up America

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