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{{Infobox organization
| name = Democracy Docket
| image = Democracy Docket Logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| founded = 2020
| leader_title = Founder
| leader_name = [[Marc Elias]]
| location_city = [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]
| location_country = [[United States|U.S.]]
| website = https://democracydocket.com
}}
'''Democracy Docket''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] voting advocacy group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2020-12-04|title=Trump's latest batch of election lawsuits fizzle as dozens of losses pile up|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/trump-election-lawsuits-losses-michigan-nevada-georgia-arizona|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Wickert|first=David|date=2021-12-16|title=Groups sue four Georgia counties over early voting|url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/groups-sue-four-georgia-counties-over-early-voting/G6CAQKNYKVGM7BEIQ6BAJGCX5M/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|language=English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217002322/https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/groups-sue-four-georgia-counties-over-early-voting/G6CAQKNYKVGM7BEIQ6BAJGCX5M/ |archive-date=2020-12-17 }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Erin|date=2021-03-09|title=Lawsuit challenges Iowa's new elections law|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/lawsuit-challenges-iowa-s-new-elections-law/article_e88ab7d3-7203-5010-8819-3502ebcb3abf.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Sioux City Journal|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310085307/https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/lawsuit-challenges-iowa-s-new-elections-law/article_e88ab7d3-7203-5010-8819-3502ebcb3abf.html |archive-date=2021-03-10 }}</ref> The group was founded in 2020 by lawyer [[Marc Elias]] with funding from the [[Arabella Advisors|Hopewell Fund]] and [[Priorities USA Action]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |last1=Vogel |first1=Kenneth P. |last2=Goldmacher |first2=Shane |title=Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/politics/democrats-dark-money-donors.html |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=29 January 2022}}</ref>

Elias launched Democracy Docket on March 5, 2020, with the stated goal of educating the public on voting rights and redistricting litigation.<ref name="Newblom">{{cite news |last1=Newblom |first1=Michelle |title="Democracy is literally on the ballot" and Marc Elias's Democracy Docket is fighting for your right to vote |url=https://www.lexblog.com/2020/08/18/democracy-is-literally-on-the-ballot-and-marc-elias-democracy-docket-provides-the-resources-to-ensure-your-right-to-vote/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=This Week in Legal Blogging |publisher=LexBlog, Inc. |date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roe|first=Dan|date=2021-02-01|title=Perkins Coie's Marc Elias Became Every Democrat's Favorite Lawyer. Now He Wants to Reform Democracy Itself|url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2021/02/01/perkins-coies-marc-elias-became-every-democrats-favorite-lawyer-now-he-wants-to-reform-democracy-itself/?slreturn=20210214120234}}</ref> Elias was concerned that the Republican Party would have a newfound freedom in its efforts, as a court order prohibiting the party from [[Ballot Security Task Force|past voter suppression tactics]] had expired.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Debenedetti|first=Gabriel|date=2020-06-22|title=Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November?|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/marc-elias-voter-suppression-elections-2020.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622205109/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/marc-elias-voter-suppression-elections-2020.html |archive-date=2020-06-22 }}</ref> Writing that, in one Republican leader's words, the GOP planned to sue Democrats "into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary," Elias envisioned Democracy Docket as a platform to raise awareness and support efforts to defend election rules and results from Republican lawsuits in what was anticipated to be a close presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Isenstadt|first=Alex|date=2020-05-07|title=Trump intensifies war with Democrats over voting laws|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/07/trump-democrats-voting-laws-243517|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=[[Politico]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508004005/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/07/trump-democrats-voting-laws-243517 |archive-date=2020-05-08 }}</ref>

Democracy Docket has focused on making [[absentee voting]] more accessible, arguing that postage for mail-in ballots must be free or prepaid by the government, that ballots postmarked on or before election day must count, that signature matching laws should be reformed, and that community organizations should be permitted to help collect and deliver voted, sealed ballots.<ref name="Newblom"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official|https://democracydocket.com}}
[[Category:Election and voting-related organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Political advocacy groups in the United States]]




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Revision as of 20:37, 26 February 2022

Democracy Docket
Founded2020
Location
Founder
Marc Elias
Websitehttps://democracydocket.com

Democracy Docket is a Democratic Party voting advocacy group.[1][2][3] The group was founded in 2020 by lawyer Marc Elias with funding from the Hopewell Fund and Priorities USA Action.[4]

Elias launched Democracy Docket on March 5, 2020, with the stated goal of educating the public on voting rights and redistricting litigation.[5][6] Elias was concerned that the Republican Party would have a newfound freedom in its efforts, as a court order prohibiting the party from past voter suppression tactics had expired.[7] Writing that, in one Republican leader's words, the GOP planned to sue Democrats "into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary," Elias envisioned Democracy Docket as a platform to raise awareness and support efforts to defend election rules and results from Republican lawsuits in what was anticipated to be a close presidential election.[8]

Democracy Docket has focused on making absentee voting more accessible, arguing that postage for mail-in ballots must be free or prepaid by the government, that ballots postmarked on or before election day must count, that signature matching laws should be reformed, and that community organizations should be permitted to help collect and deliver voted, sealed ballots.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Trump's latest batch of election lawsuits fizzle as dozens of losses pile up". The Guardian. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Wickert, David (2021-12-16). "Groups sue four Georgia counties over early voting". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ Murphy, Erin (2021-03-09). "Lawsuit challenges Iowa's new elections law". Sioux City Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Goldmacher, Shane (29 January 2022). "Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Newblom, Michelle (18 August 2020). ""Democracy is literally on the ballot" and Marc Elias's Democracy Docket is fighting for your right to vote". This Week in Legal Blogging. LexBlog, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ Roe, Dan (2021-02-01). "Perkins Coie's Marc Elias Became Every Democrat's Favorite Lawyer. Now He Wants to Reform Democracy Itself".
  7. ^ Debenedetti, Gabriel (2020-06-22). "Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November?". New York. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  8. ^ Isenstadt, Alex (2020-05-07). "Trump intensifies war with Democrats over voting laws". Politico. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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Swing Left
EstablishedJanuary 19, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-19)
FoundersEthan Todras-Whitehill
Miriam Stone
Josh Krafchin
Michelle Finocchi
Matt Ewing
Legal statusCarey PAC
PurposeDemocratic Party electoral victories
Websiteswingleft.org

Swing Left is a progressive political group in the United States that was created following the election of Donald Trump in 2016. The group was founded to create an easier way for Democrats to volunteer in their nearest swing district. Its initial mission was to win a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives in 2018 by building a network of volunteers and donors in targeted swing districts across the U.S.[1]

Since its launch on January 19, 2017, Swing Left has recruited 300,000 volunteers and raised over $2 million in donations.[2] It has partnered with Daily Kos and ActBlue with the goal of raising $100,000 for each of its targeted swing districts.[3]

In May 2017, Onward Together cited Swing Left as one of the groups whose work it would support.[4] In December 2017, Crooked Media announced a joint fundraising initiative with Swing Left called the Crooked Seven, to raise money for the eventual Democratic challengers of seven Republican-controlled House districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016.[5]

After the 2018 election, the organization expanded its mission to include flipping state house seats, winning Senate elections and winning states to deliver Electoral College votes to Democrats.[6]

References

  1. ^ Tolentino, Jia (January 26, 2017). "Swing Left and the Post-Election Surge of Progressive Activism". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Swing Left' takes aim at Herrera Beutler in Washington's 3rd Congressional District". The Reflector. December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Baumann, Nick; Blumenthal, Paul (May 9, 2017). "Democrats Are So Riled Up, They're Contributing To Races With Unknown Candidates". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Palmer, Anna (May 15, 2017). "Clinton launches new political group: 'Onward Together'". Politico. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Garofoli, Joe (December 9, 2017). "'Pod Save America' about to take its next step". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Kroll, Andy (April 30, 2019). "The Anti-Trump Resistance Has a New Plan to Combat Gerrymandering". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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