Company agrees not to place guards at Minnesota voting sites
A settlement reached in federal court will prohibit a Tennessee company from placing security guards near voting sites in Minnesota until 2025. The Minnesota chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the League of Women Voters sued Atlas Aegis LLC, alleging voter intimidation two weeks before the 2020 election. The settlement is not an admission of liability or guilt on the part of Atlas Aegis.
Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the upcoming election and the National Voter Education Week plans to equip them with the tools and information they need to cast a ballot this fall.
A voting initiative started by several Black athletes and artists combatting systemic and racist voter suppression. This initiative aims at educating, energizing, and protecting the Black community’s right to vote.
