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The White House Office of Management and Budget wants to change spending rules to prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives or what it vaguely calls “related activities.”

buff.lyNew Rule Would Ban the Use of Federal Grant Money for Voter Registration DrivesAdvocates worry that the loss of federal funding will effectively disenfranchise many voters with disabilities.

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Miller, who has worked at a nonprofit that helps elderly and disabled people for six years, said she’s never faced regulators wanting to impede her work. “Shutting that down and making it more difficult for these Americans to access the ballot box is bewildering to me,” she said.

Miri Iron

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I really hope Amy Miller is just pretending to be bewildered.

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The proposal is part of the Trump administration’s broader assault on federal efforts to expand access to voting, especially among groups that have historically faced discrimination and disenfranchisement.

Crazy Mary antifascist

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How about the President?? 🤦‍♀️