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Authoritarians want to seize as much power as possible. We won’t let them.
To win elections, authoritarians change the rules so they can win. They are laying the groundwork. Redistricting strips Black voters of representation. Raiding offices of nonpartisan get out the vote operations. Claiming fraud in honest elections.
These are some tools to help us defend the election — because when authoritarians tell us to not vote and our vote won’t count, we won’t comply.
Election Defense Resources
Election Defense Scenarios: how we keep their hands off our vote — a scenario guide exploring 18 possible ways the regime attempts to take away our vote, with stories of how folks in the US and the globe have resisted each attempt
Election Defense Slide deck – key slides for a grassroots Election Defense training. Includes slides for the People’s Election Playbook, election scenario role-plays, and explanation of the model Fight, Prove, Win, Enforce.
The People’s Election Playbook — a 6-step plan to help defend the election. These are the must-do moves to stop them from wrongfully seizing power through manipulated elections.
GroundControl – A website for individuals who want to find election volunteer opportunities near them (e.g. be a poll worker, text voters)
Strategy Memo: The 89 Million – This memo, focused on Black voters, examines how to activate the 89 million that did not vote in the latest election.
Countering Authoritarian Election Manipulation with Hardy Merriman
Hands Off Our Vote – the narrative guide to understand how to talk about “election theft” in this current authoritarian context