Legal Counsel @campaignlegal. Host of Webby Award-winning Democracy Decoded podcast. Proud cat mom. Over-lover and killer of plants. she/her
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BREAKING: Campaign Legal Center is suing Elon Musk and DOGE for unconstitutionally acting beyond their power to slash the federal budget, fire federal workers and threaten executive agencies.
These actions are causing real harm to everyday Americans. We’re suing to stop it.
You can be sure that @CampaignLegal and our partners will still be in court Friday, fighting to protect the rights of eligible Virginian voters—a goal that isn’t political, but principled.
The Justice Department filed a motion to withdraw from a voting-rights case challenging Virginia’s effort to remove names from voter rolls shortly before the November election. votebeat.org/2025/01/29/us-j…
I was honored to speak with 150 passionate Pennsylvanians last weekend about their fight for an IRC and how they can apply the lessons from the @CampaignLegal report on redistricting commissions. Thank you @FairDistrictsPA for having me!
Thank you @SimoneLeeper for sharing info from the @CampaignLegal work on #redistricting commissions.
PA needs a genuinely independent citizen redistricting commission for congressional & state legislative districts.
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Simone Leeper retweeted
No matter how difficult the hour, we will never stop fighting for full democracy, and against authoritarianism. Please listen to conversation among my colleagues, @SimoneLeeper, @thetrevorpotter, @PaulSmithCLC, and I about @CampaignLegal’s plans for the road ahead.
🎧 Listen up: The final episode of this season of #DemocracyDecoded has dropped! @SimoneLeeper speaks with CLC's @thetrevorpotter, @PaulSmithCLC and @bspivadc to bring you our analysis of #Election2024. Don't miss it! 👇
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Simone Leeper retweeted
This week’s #DemocracyDecoded episode is short and sweet: It’s Election Day, and if you haven’t voted yet, let this be your friendly reminder. @SimoneLeeper will be back next week with the final episode of the season. Until then, catch up on past episodes👇link.chtbl.com/democracydeco…
Just posted the lemon curd/election anxiety crossover everyone has been waiting for on my TikTok (follow me there @electionlawyerathome) tiktok.com/t/ZTFvN7APq/
A brief break from election content for a Halloween celebration of Tampa Bay’s heroes: @DenisPhillipsWx and @DukeEnergy lineworkers
ALT A man dressed holding a diet doctor pepper, wearing navy suspenders, and a red tie standing with his arm around a woman dressed as in black overalls, work boots, and a white helmet with a Duke energy logo
Simone Leeper retweeted
Many of the Virginia voters who have been kicked off the rolls are eligible citizens. These are eligible Virginians who deserve to have their voices heard. Here's a roundup of reporting about individual voters from Lynchburg, Roanoke, Henrico, and Woodbridge.
Simone Leeper retweeted
The Supreme Court allowing Virginia to engage in a last-minute purge that includes many known eligible citizens in the final days before an election is outrageous.
Simone Leeper retweeted
🎧 The 2024 election cycle has already made its share of history. This week on #DemocracyDecoded, CLC's president @thetrevorpotter joins @SimoneLeeper to explain what it all means for voters as the deadline to cast a ballot draws near. 👇
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With voting underway across the country, it's critical for voters to understand they have the right to cast their ballots free from intimidation. Give the latest episode of #DemocracyDecoded a listen to learn about what qualifies as intimidation and the protections against it!
Voter intimidation is a federal crime. It can include blocking polling places, interrogating voters or even disinformation about voting. This week on #DemocracyDecoded, @KoppesCarly, @JMDiazJD and @CDas_bklyn weigh in on voter intimidation past and present
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Simone Leeper retweeted
Common Cause's Amy Keith: "It is utterly unreasonable for the governor to expect communities, who are still recovering from Hurricane Helene and desperately trying to prepare for Hurricane Milton and protect their families, to meet this purely administrative deadline."
Simone Leeper retweeted
Our state is still reeling from Helene and now with #HurricaneMilton on the way, Floridians will not have voter registration as their top priority today. Extending today's registration deadline would ensure voters can make the necessary preparations and still vote. #flapol
Floridians, still recovering from Hurricane Helene, are now preparing for Hurricane Milton.
It is unreasonable to expect people to focus on registering to vote with storms wreaking havoc in Florida.
➡️ Press release: bit.ly/3ZQAjaR
ALT Voting Rights Groups Call for Extension of Florida Voter Registration Deadline Ahead of Hurricane Milton; In Aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Three things to do today in ranked order: (1) check your voter registration; (2) get yourself a sweet treat; (3) follow me for democracy TikToks. tiktok.com/t/ZTFyNDuqa/
Simone Leeper retweeted
🎧 The attack on the capitol in 2021 challenged our tradition of the peaceful transfer of power. This week on #DemocracyDecoded, we answer the question on the minds of many voters: Will the months after this presidential election look like the last one? 👇link.chtbl.com/democracydeco…
Very excited to belatedly celebrate the start of Season 4 of @CampaignLegal’s podcast Democracy Decoded! I’m particularly looking forward to the special episodes in which I interview my CLC colleagues about the work they’re doing now to ensure voters can cast their 2024 ballots.
For Season 4, Episode 2, I spoke with @DaniLang_Votes about major current threats to voter registration—purges and mass challenges—and what CLC and other orgs are doing to keep voters on the rolls. Listen on your app of choice or by clicking this link! link.chtbl.com/democracydeco…
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"The Ohio Constitution actually already mandates that the state legislative districts be proportional to the statewide preferences of Ohio voters," said Simone Leeper, Campaign Legal Center, which endorsed the Ohio amendment.
by Jessie Balmert
dispatch.com/story/news/poli…
This is a huge opportunity for Ohioans to make their voices heard—not just this November but also in all elections that could be conducted going forward in fair districts created by the proposed Independent Redistricting Commission
You can read more about the proposed IRC’s promise in @CampaignLegal’s blogpost here: campaignlegal.org/update/ohi…
