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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 4, 2018<\/b>
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IN A WIN FOR DEMOCRACY, TRUMP DISSOLVES SO-CALLED \u201cVOTER FRAUD\u201d COMMISSION: <\/strong>The Mike Pence-led sham was a threat to voting rights and aimed at framing undocumented immigrants and further disenfranchising minority voters. This farce was a threat to voting rights in the United States and our democracy. Good riddance.<\/p>\n

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This Pence-led sham voting commission was a farce from the start and a threat to voting rights. This is a big win for our democracy. Congrats to the advocates and countless citizens who led the fight & made this happen. t.co\/GZUtv7xPK4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

HRC CELEBRATES SWEARING-IN OF ALABAMA\u2019S U.S. SENATOR DOUG JONES:<\/strong> \u201cThanks to hundreds of thousands of fair-minded Alabamians who rejected the politics of hate and fear, we have one more vote for equality and justice in the U.S. Senate today,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong> (@ChadHGriffin<\/a>). \u201cWe look forward to working closely with Senator Jones to advance LGBTQ equality. Let his victory in one of the reddest of states be a lesson to politicians everywhere: if you come after our rights and attack our families, we will organize, mobilize and come after you on Election Day.\u201d HRC — which opened offices in Alabama in 2014 and first launched its #NoMoore campaign against Roy Moore in 2016 — engaged in a public education campaign about Roy Moore\u2019s record during the Republican primary and endorsed Senator Jones in Alabama\u2019s hotly-contested special election. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, HRC organized dozens of events, recruited hundreds of volunteers, and partnered with the NAACP of Alabama on statewide get-out-the-vote efforts. More from HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Let @GDouglasJones<\/a>‘ victory in one of the reddest of states be a lesson to politicians everywhere: if you come after our rights and attack our families, we will organize, mobilize and come after you on Election Day. 2\/2 t.co\/JSOb3FHRU1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tDhHn9ZETS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

COREY JOHNSON ELECTED SPEAKER OF NYC COUNCIL: <\/strong>Johnson is the first openly gay<\/a> man<\/a> and the first person with HIV to be elected to the position. More from Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

306 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n