Voting News
“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” – Season’s Greetings from Richard Bell
I want my holiday blog post to reflect hope, optimism and the triumph of the human spirit to launch us into the holiday season and throughout 2023. There is no better way to capture the essence of the true meaning of the holiday season than through this immortal letter to the editor of the New York Sun and its response editorial on September...
Richard Talks Voting Rights in his Interview on PHL17 – Politics In Focus with Jennifer Lewis-Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVGBEOCs4v8
Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot
"Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot" was first published in businessinsider.com. Across the country, some of the same people who vehemently deny the legitimacy of the 2020 election have also made persistent efforts to influence the 2022 midterm elections. If their efforts...
Richard’s interview with cnbc.com about election security for voters & poll workers
Richard's interview with cnbc.com about election security for voters & poll workers: the CNBC article: "‘We’re going to hang you’: DOJ cracks down on threats to election workers ahead of high-stakes midterms" Published Thu, Oct 27 202211:41 AM EDT Updated Thu, Oct 27 20223:19 PM EDT Chelsey Cox@therealco Key Points The Department of Justice...
Richard C. Bell examines voter intimidation & threats against poll workers on Issues and Ideas with Chris DeBello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIl5a_aza2A
A Responsible Corporation That Gets The Importance of Voting
A Responsible Corporation That Gets The Importance of Voting: Before the Senate killed the passage of voting rights legislation last year, a group of companies and business organizations sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of voter protection legislation to fight against voter discrimination and unfair barriers to voting. One of those...
Voter Education is the Way Out of America’s Voting Rights Mess
Voter Education is the Way Out of America’s Voting Rights Mess, and with the recent defeat of the excellent voting rights legislative proposals in the Senate, I can understand how some citizens can become discouraged at this juncture. However, we must look to the inspiring words of Dr. Martin Luther King for guidance, “We must accept finite...
“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” – Season’s Greetings from Richard Bell
We all know what a difficult and challenging year 2021 has been for us all in so many ways. I wanted my holiday blog post to reflect hope, optimism and the triumph of the human spirit to launch us into the holiday season and throughout 2022. There is no better way to capture the essence of the true meaning of the holiday season than through this...
Voter Suppression Laws In Certain States Are Unfortunately Alive And Well
Voter Suppression Laws In Certain States Are Unfortunately Alive And Well: With all the critical events in the news these days, we sometimes lose sight of the fact that the war on voting rights is under attack in various states almost daily. Without federal legislation (The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,...
In Support of the Freedom to Vote Act
You may have read that the Freedom to Vote Act, national legislation to combat voter suppression (placing barriers to voting which often discriminate against certain groups such as African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, young voters and disabled voters) and electoral subversion (laws that intend to overturn election results by empowering...