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Will Kathy Olson still get to vote?
She’s a hypothetical but representative Minnesotan. We present her as an illustration of how proposed voting restrictions will affect many people — maybe even someone you think is OK.
Conversation about voter suppression with Keesha Gaskins-Nathan
https://tinyurl.com/3r3kmxmrJoin us on September 13th for a virtual conversation on voter suppression with Keesha Gaskins-Nathan. Register: https://tinyurl.com/3r3kmxmr As the Rockefeller Brothers Fund director for Democratic Practice US and the Racial Justice...
Aug 8 Weekly News Update: 57 Years of Voting Rights!
Happy 57th anniversary this week to the Voting Rights Act! Celebrate by voting in Tuesday's primary and encouraging friends and neighbors to do the same. The update for the week of August 8 includes actions you can take; a report about August 3rd Senate Hearings on...
We Choose Us to build multiracial democracy
More than 100 friends of democracy gathered on July 23 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Columbia Park for the launch of "We Choose Us," a collaborative campaign mobilizing to build a multiracial democracy. Clean Elections Minnesota is part of this exciting new campaign along...
Mary Hartnett Becomes Clean Elections Minnesota’s Executive Director
Clean Elections Minnesota is very pleased to announce that Mary Hartnett will become our first Executive Director, effective February 14, 2022. With a strong background as a nonprofit executive, Mary brings a wealth of leadership experience to the position. She has...
Protecting Our Vote Webinar
To start 2022 right, Clean Elections MN sponsored, along with a host of co-hosts, a live Zoom and Facebook event, "Protecting Our Vote" January 12. Special guests Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon responded to questions crafted from...
CEM Overview
Development - 2021 Overview & Strategic Plan 9 13 21 (1)
Redistricting Webinar with Peter Wattson and Lori Sturdevant
On September 28, Peter Wattson explained redistricting--the process of drawing new political maps based on population changes determined by the 2020 census. Responding to questions posed by journalist and author Lori Sturdevant, Wattson clarified the importance of the...
George Beck testifies for HF2594
Chair George Beck's Testimony on HF 2594 – Few things are as important to democracy as a fair redistricting process as our sister state, Wisconsin, has illustrated. Wisconsin is one of the most gerrymandered states in our nation due to the manipulation of voting...
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