Sign Up For Harris County Voter Protection Effort-Republicans Planning Trouble

National Republicans are planning to recruit lawyers and poll watchers to help make sure they are able to intimidate voters and create a climate of fear in 2024. 

From NBC News-

"A Republican National Committee official told NBC News that the organization has already recruited “tens of thousands” of people to serve in these roles and has hired paid election integrity directors in 13 states, including in key battlegrounds, to oversee volunteers. Weekly trainings are underway, the official said, as the party doubles down on one of former President Donald Trump’s pet issues, election integrity, five months out from the 2024 vote."

The story goes on to say that Republicans may or may not be able to reach the numbers of poll watchers and attorneys they claim they'll get. But the upshot is clear.  They intend to subvert the election to get the outcomes they want. This will be the case in elections up and down the ballot.

The Harris County Democratic Party is going to run an election protection operation in 2024. It is managed  by Nicole Peterson who works for the party.

Here is the link to sign up the help the effort. The specific link here is to be a Poll Watcher.

In my most recent Houston Democracy Blog Poet, I discussed Houstonian Brent Sullivan who signed up to speak before Houston City Council on the subject of being prepared for attacks on democracy in 2024. Mr. Sullivan asked Councilmembers to be prepare for a repeat of January 6 type attacks.        

Republicans promise violence if they lose and authoritarianism if they win. We all have the power to act and fight back. We must do so.      

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