As I’ve mentioned here before, the grassroots progressive organization I founded, #LandofAction, has been doing election watching, a statutorily recognized and regulated activity here in #NewMexico. Https://landofaction.org 1/
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The team leaders and team members prove what it means for the community to take care of voting, to make sure the election is free and fair, to enable every eligible person to cast a ballot and feel safe doing so. Today, I saw in the team leaders’ faces the mix of tiredness, hope, and anxiety that this Election Day invites. I know my own face must have displayed the same mix, but also pride in what the Land of Action Election Watching effort has accomplished so far. 3/
We have been staring fascism and dictatorial authoritarianism in the face and doing all we can to fight back. We have lived our commitment to the fundamental practice in a democracy: free and fair elections. This is what a grassroots mobilization to protect democracy looks like. 4/
This afternoon, I had an Election-Day Eve call with people from across the state who are coordinating teams of watchers in their areas. They’ve been working for over a month, organizing, scheduling, watching during early voting, and now preparing to visit the many election locations that get added for Election Day. 2/