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AFRO Ballot The AFRO American Newspapers is proud to present a list of endorsements ahead of the General Election Day on November 5th. Make sure you have this week’s edition of the AFRO in hand for easy reference when you make your way to the polls! President and Vice President
RKamala Harris and Tim Walz U.S. Senate
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Early voting is taking place all across the United States as Americans do their part to ensure democracy continues. Vice President Kamala Harris is hot on the campaign trail as she runs for president of the United States with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Shown here, residents of Florida near an early voting center, and Harris (right), who encourages voters to take advantage of the opportunity to cast a ballot prior to Nov. 5.
U.S. House of Representatives R2nd District - John Olszewski R7th District - Kweisi Mfume
Turning out the vote
Early ballots cast as advocates warn of suppression and intimidation efforts ahead of Nov. 5 general election By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com
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Early voting is underway around the nation ahead of Election Day 2024, set for Nov. 5. In Georgia, more than 1.9 million residents have already cast their ballots, representing more than a quarter of all voters in the Peach State. Martin Luther King III, son of the late civil rights leader, held an in-person early voting event on Oct. 21 in partnership with the HarrisWalz presidential campaign. Although North Carolinians are still recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Helene, over 1 million of them have made it to the voting booth. In Nevada, 144,575 residents had voted as of Oct. 22. The right to vote is one of the cornerstones of democracy, but Black
Americans have been subjected to a long history of disenfranchisement. Tactics like literacy tests and poll taxes have given way to gerrymandering and restrictive voter identification laws. Modern
unlawful practices. “As much as it’s important to know the voting laws in your state, it’s also critical that voters know what protections are in place to safeguard their right to cast a ballot. There are federal voter protections in laws like the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,” said Kiayna O’Neal, digital director at VoteRiders. “Each of these is meant to protect voters from things like discrimination and intimidation at the polls, being taken off of voter registration rolls, language difficulties and issues for overseas voters.” Founded in 2012 as a direct response
“As much as it’s important to know the voting laws in your state, it’s also critical that voters know what protections are in place to safeguard their right to cast a ballot.” attempts at voter suppression and intimidation make it even more important for individuals to know how to spot and fight
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Mayor
RBrandon M. Scott President, City Council
RZeke Cohen Comptroller
RBill Henry* City Council Representatives R2nd District - Danielle McCray R4th District - Mark Conway* R5th District - Isaac Schleifer* R6th District - Sharon Green Middleton* R7th District - James Torrence R9th District - John T. Bullock* R10th District - Phylicia Porter* R12th District - Jermaine Jones* R13th District - Antonio Glover R14th District - Odette Ramos
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New fact sheet highlights dangers of Project 2025
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is fighting against the plans listed in Project 2025 with a fact sheet for Black voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, Project 2025 could negatively impact “nearly every aspect of American life, from immigration and abortion rights, to free speech and racial justice” if implemented.
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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), through the Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR), recently released a Project 2025 fact sheet for Black voters ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5. Project 2025 is an extensive plan crafted by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, to provide the next conservative president with the resources and policies needed to vastly restructure the federal government. “This extreme proposal is designed to roll back prog-
Circuit Court Judges
RJudge Michael S. Barranco RJudge Patricia M. DeMaio RJudge Marc A. DeSimone RJudge James L. Rhodes * Candidate is unopposed ress, unravel justice, equality and fairness, and erode the most foundational ideals of our democracy,” said Janai Nelson, president of the Legal Defense Fund, in a statement. “These disturbing and egregious measures include aims to severely diminish Black political power, threaten and subjugate Black communities within the criminal legal system and undermine every person’s right to quality education and reproductive health care.” “More than ever, it is paramount to the future of our multiracial, multiethnic
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democracy to advance an affirmative vision of justice and equality that serves everyone,” Nelson continued. CBCF was founded in 1976 as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research and educational institute.” Their fact sheet outlines how proposed policies could impact criminal justice, the economy and more, potentially widening educational gaps and worsening economic inequalities for Black Americans. According to the CBCF, when it comes to civil rights, Continued on A3