Protecting democracy like it’s my job. No really, CEO @statesunited @SUAction. Former Chief Deputy AG @MassAGO (she/hers) Also on BlueSky and Threads
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You paid your taxes and Congress funded the programs, but the president decided to withhold the money anyway.
In @Newsweek with former NJ AG @mattplatkin, we explain why that's illegal and how state attorneys general are winning it back in court.
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I wrote for @NYULawDemProjct about how we can restore trust in elections. Voters are already telling us where to start: with the state and local officials who run our elections. When people trust the process, and know their vote will count, they show up.
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So glad to have these all-stars on the side of democracy @statesunited. Welcome to the team, Karen Brinson Bell, @vanitaguptaCR, Chief Manger & Chief Justice O'Connor!
Meet our 4 new advisory board members:
⭐ Karen Brinson Bell, fmr NC election official
⭐ Vanita Gupta, fmr U.S. Associate AG
⭐ Chief Tom Manger, fmr. U.S. Capitol Police Chief
⭐ Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, Ohio Chief Justice (ret.)
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Where do Americans stand on democracy and the rule of law?
The @StatesUnited team just launched the Polling Hub—four years of polling, searchable in one place. pollinghub.statesunited.org/
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The president just pushed out the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan, independent agency that supports states in running secure elections. This is another attempt to grab power over elections, but the EAC doesn't run elections. States do.
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Congress created the EAC to be independent and bipartisan on purpose. Removing every commissioner doesn't give the president control over elections. It just sidelines a resource for the states that actually run them.
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Birthright citizenship is the law of the land. The president's executive order was unconstitutional.
Today, SCOTUS affirmed what's been true for more than 150 years: the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born on American soil.
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The Slaughter decision makes it far easier to turn independent agencies toward partisan ends & demand loyalty as the price of public service. Congress envisioned a check on executive power that no longer exists for most places apart from the Federal Reserve.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled to expand President Trump’s power to fire independent regulators but carved out on exception for the Federal Reserve, preventing the president from immediately removing Lisa Cook from the central bank. nyti.ms/4bj008H
States run elections in this country—and today the Supreme Court reaffirmed it. SCOTUS upheld state laws establishing grace periods for mail ballots. State and local officials know what policies work best for their voters.
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Remarkable interview with a remarkable lawyer, Janai Nelson
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On #NationalNursesDay, and every day, we thank the brave nurses who keep us safe.
Nurses stand on the frontline, risking their own health and safety, to protect New Yorkers.
We are forever grateful for everything they do.
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What an honor to join Marie Claire magazine’s 2026 list of "Power Moms” making a difference for women and children! When we empower women by helping them with child care everyone wins — young children get the attention and early education they need and deserve, moms can choose to return to the workforce or continue their education and our economy gets stronger. Thanks to Mika and my friends at Morning Joe for highlighting New Mexico’s universal child care initiative and the collaboration by Marie Claire and Power Moms that honor hardworking women who contribute so much to our society.
Watch the interview here:
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#MarieClaire #PowerMoms #UniversalChildCare
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This week, we're celebrating State Employee Appreciation Day and Public Service Recognition Week!
Our public servants go above and beyond to serve their neighbors and communities with professionalism and dedication, and I'm jazzed to help celebrate them this week.
Lies about our elections are still a loyalty test for Trump—we expect to see that throughout this cycle. Given how much is at stake this year, tracking Election Deniers is essential to defending democracy in 2026. @SUAction is doing just that.
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NEW 2026 data from our research team @SUAction shows Election Deniers on the ballot in at least half the country for statewide and congressional races so far.
Voters deserve to see the full picture. ElectionDeniers.org makes that possible
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NEW >> States United Action has launched its 2026 tracking of Election Deniers running for statewide and congressional office. The latest data finds Election Deniers on the ballot in at least half the states across the country.
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Justice Kagan said it herself in her dissent: the Voting Rights Act is now “all but a dead letter.”
States can now dilute the voting power of racial minorities through gerrymandering, as long as they call it “partisanship” instead of racism.
They’re dismantling equal participation in democracy in plain sight.
Vote like your rights depend on it.
Because they do.
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Today, the Supreme Court further gutted a major protection against racially discriminatory election practices, making it harder to challenge unfair redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.🧵
Read our statement regarding the ruling: statesunited.org/press-relea…
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The Constitution gives states—not the federal government—the power to run elections. That safeguard is by design. It means no one person can control the system. As @JLydgate put it, "Trump can’t do everything, everywhere, all at once.”
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BREAKING >> Election experts and scholars represented by States United file new amicus brief in Pitts v. United States, a federal case stemming from a Department of Justice seizure of 2020 elections materials from a Fulton County, Georgia elections office. statesunited.org/press-relea…
