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<rss version="2.0"><channel><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social</link><title>@wavotingjustice.bsky.social - </title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3mp2ftwnpzs2s</link><description>Looking for participants to give feedback on voting and elections here in Washington!&#xA;&#xA;Read more and apply here:&#xA;ttps://wavotingjustice.org/listeningsessions2026/</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2026 17:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:trqdgpcxefielremgbqrfhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2ftwnpzs2s</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3ml7j6vecus2z</link><description>Special guests will be discussing the recent Supreme Court Case that dismantled the Voting Rights Act. &#xA;&#xA;Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/zCrVBYoQT-6JnOemRgSINw</description><pubDate>06 May 2026 20:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:trqdgpcxefielremgbqrfhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7j6vecus2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3mkoblyifas2p</link><description>Today, SCOTUS ruled in Louisiana v. Callais to destroy the VRA&#39;s protections against the ”denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;This opens the door again to gerrymandering, drawing districts to deny minority groups representation.</description><pubDate>29 Apr 2026 23:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:trqdgpcxefielremgbqrfhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoblyifas2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3mk4cgrmnxk26</link><description>The voters pick our leaders, not the other way around!!&#xA;&#xA;https://campaignlegal.org/press-releases/victory-voters-save-america-act-fails-senate</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:trqdgpcxefielremgbqrfhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4cgrmnxk26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3mhj6ik645k2z</link><description>How the anti-voter &#34;SAVE America Act&#34; would affect you.&#xA;&#xA;Listen carefully to supporters trying to trick us into making it hard or impossible for millions to register to vote. 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If you want to keep the Democracy Voucher program going, mark your calendars for the August primary.&#xA;&#xA;Let&#39;s renew this one-of-a-kind way that Seattle empowers ordinary people to fund candidates of our choice.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>17 Jun 2025 21:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:trqdgpcxefielremgbqrfhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrth2247tk2f</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/wavotingjustice.bsky.social/post/3lo2oxbkg522k</link><description>The SAVE Act passed the US House and is one step closer to upending voter access. &#xA;&#xA;Imagine having to go *in-person* with your documents to update your voter registration. 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