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Pamela,
As Attorney General Holder once said, "Moral arcs don't bend with certainty. History is not a Marvel movie — the good guys lose as often as they win."
There's no easy way to say it: A lot of good folks lost in races around the country. But some really strong pro-democracy leaders won, too — like former voting rights advocate and current North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs. Just yesterday, a recount began in the race for the North Carolina Supreme Court, which Riggs won by just a few hundred votes. These close races show how important the fair maps movement's efforts to reach every voter in North Carolina are — and how important it is to ensure that every voter's voice is heard.
We know many people in this community worked so hard for so long to make positive change in this election season, both here with All On The Line and with other organizations across the country.
We understand that it can feel discouraging. And let us be clear: The incoming administration that will control the federal government has threatened to take away many fundamental freedoms, and the threat of those losses is scary. But we need you to know — and we need you to believe — that your support of All On The Line had real impact in some some major ways:
In both Louisiana and Alabama, we saw what can happen when fair maps are in place.
As you'll remember, the Allen v. Milligan decision enforced protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — and because of the ruling, both Louisiana and Alabama had to redraw their maps.
And this year, voters in both of those states elected two Black Members of Congress who truly reflect their political desires.
In Arizona, the work we did to educate voters around the high stakes of the ballot initiative helped defeat "The Judicial Accountability Act of 2024." As a reminder, if passed, this would have essentially ended term limits for state supreme and appellate court judges. But instead, you helped hold the line against a tremendous, partisan abuse of power, and Arizonans will continue to have a say over who sits on their highest court.
And maybe even the most critical, you helped build power in states all across the country. All On the Line and affiliates recruited over 6,800 poll watchers and sent over a million text messages to voters. We have real capacity within this community.
The work to restore fairness to our democracy is bigger than one election season. All On The Line has always been about the long-term fight for fair maps. And in a time like this, it's worth repeating: The work to end gerrymandering and protect voting rights for all Americans is effective. Fair maps matter. And your support makes it possible.
Next year alone, there are state house elections in Virginia, a state supreme court seat up in Wisconsin, and three state supreme court seats up in Pennsylvania. And our affiliate, the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF), is supporting voters in active litigation in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida.
So we must continue the fight. We cannot give up on bending the moral arc. We need to put our full weight into this work.
Thank you, Pamela, for what you've done to date. Together, we'll continue to lay the groundwork for fair representation and the election of leaders who will defend, not undermine, our democracy.
Thank you — and more soon.
Biz
John Bisognano
President, All On The Line
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